The priority nursing responsibility while caring for a patient with vertigo is
a. safety.
b. comfort.
c. hygiene.
d. quiet.
A
A nursing diagnosis of Risk for injury related to disturbed sensory perception is the most important diagnosis for a patient with vertigo.
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a. Each contraction lasts 5 minutes from the beginning to the end. b. At the peak of a contraction, the fundus is very firm and cannot be indented. c. Five minutes elapse between the start of one contraction and the start of the next contraction. d. Five minutes elapse between the end of one contraction and the beginning of the next contraction.
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