A nurse teaches a young couple to put their newborn on his back to sleep. What is the rationale for this information?
A) prone position increases the risk for sudden infant death syndrome
B) prone position decreases the risk for sudden infant death syndrome
C) supine position may alter the size and shape of the infant's head
D) supine position makes changing diapers and feeding difficult
A
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1. Portable hard drive with removable disk 2. Optical media and disks 3. Magnetic tape or cartridges 4. Redundant Array of Disks (RAID)
A nurse is preparing discharge instructions for a patient who has been hospitalized with renal failure from diabetes. The patient's family plans to support the patient following discharge. Which of the following are likely sources of support for a family?
1. The nurse discharging the patient 2. The patient and family's work colleagues 3. Community networks 4. All of the above
A 17-year-old male athlete comes to the clinic for a sports screening examination. He tells the nurse that he "parties" every weekend. What is the most appropriate topic for patient teaching with this patient?
A) Safe sex practices B) Nutrition for athletes C) Physiologic changes in adolescence D) Drinking and driving
A 71-year-old patient who has benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with urinary retention is admitted to the hospital with elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine. Which prescribed therapy should the nurse implement first?
a. Infuse normal saline at 50 mL/hr. b. Insert a urinary retention catheter. c. Draw blood for a complete blood count. d. Schedule a pelvic computed tomography (CT) scan.