What is an endometrial ablation?
What will be an ideal response?
Removal or destruction of endometrial tissue without the surgical removal of the uterus for controlling heavy menstrual bleeding
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The nurse runs into a co-worker whose family friend is a patient on the unit. The co-worker asks about the friend's health problems. Which is the correct response by the nurse?
a. "Your friend told us to say nothing.". b. "Why don't you ask your friend now?" c. "You know I can't talk about the pa-tients.". d. "Well, it was really a very difficult sur-gery.".
The client with blood type O Rh-negative has given birth to an infant with blood type O Rh-positive. The infant has become visibly jaundiced at 12 hours of age. The mother asks why this is happening. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The RhoGAM you received at 28 weeks' gestation did not prevent alloimmunization." 2. "Your body has made antibodies against the baby's blood that are destroying her red blood cells." 3. "The red blood cells of your baby are breaking down because you both have type O blood." 4. "Your baby's liver is too immature to eliminate the red blood cells that are no longer needed."
A postoperative client has a prescription for morphine 2 mg IV push every 2 hours and hydrocodone 5 mg every 6 hours. The client received the morphine 2 hours ago and is requesting hydrocodone. Which initial action should the nurse take?
A. Administer another dose of morphine. B. Administer 5 mg of hydrocodone. C. Encourage the use of distraction techniques. D. Using a pain scale assess the patient's level of pain.
Analogy: Total prohibition is to Zero Tolerance as controlled usage is to
A. Pharmacological Violence B. Pharmaco-medical Model . C. Benign Neglect D. Harm Reduction