The nurse is monitoring a patient who is in the
26th week of pregnancy and has developed gestational diabetes and pneumonia. She is given medications that pose a possible fetal risk, but the potential benefits may warrant the use of the medications in her situation. The nurse recog-nizes that these medications are in which U.S. Food and Drug Administration pregnancy safety category?
a. Category X
b. Category B
c. Category C
d. Category D
ANS: D
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Which point should a counselor include when telling a couple about the prenatal diagnosis of genetic disorders?
a. Diagnosis can be obtained promptly through most hospital laboratories. b. Common disorders can be quickly diagnosed through blood tests. c. A comprehensive evaluation will result in an accurate diagnosis. d. Diagnosis may be slow and could be inconclusive.
A 40-year-old woman tells the nurse about having an excessively heavy menstrual flow and a feeling of pressure in the pelvic region. The nurse should recognize the client's symptoms are the result of:
a. cervical dysplasia c. miscarriage b. fibroids d. pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
The newly licensed nurse finds many inconsistencies between what was taught in nursing school and what occurs in the practice setting. How is this situation likely to affect this nurse's socialization into nursing practice?
1. It probably won't have much effect. 2. It may hinder socialization. 3. It will make the new graduate a better nurse. 4. It will force the nurse to socialize more quickly.
The nurse notices a change in wound drainage and gets an order for a culture. Nursing care is appropriate if which technique is used?
a. Obtain samples of both skin and wound exudate. b. Rotate sterile swabs at a deep point in the wound. c. Use older secretions for a more valid spe-cimen. d. Move the swabs back and forth across the wound.