A postpartum client calls the nursery to report that her 3-day-old newborn has passed a green stool. What is the nurse's best response?
1. "Take your newborn to the pediatrician."
2. "There might be a possible food allergy."
3. "Your newborn has diarrhea."
4. "This is a normal occurrence."
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Explanation: 4. The newborn's stools change from meconium (thick, tarry, black) to transitional stools (thinner, brown to green).
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The nurse is documenting care for a client who required wound care requiring sterile technique. Which items will the nurse include in the documentation in the medical record for this client?
1. The use of sterile skill during the wound care 2. The number and type of sterile supplies available for the next provider 3. The location and appearance of the wound 4. The client's tolerance of the procedure 5. The role of the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) in maintaining sterile technique Standard Text: Select all that apply.
A 10-year-old child, without a history of previous seizures, experiences a tonic-clonic seizure at school that lasts more than 5 minutes. Breathing is not impaired. Some postictal confusion occurs
What is the most appropriate initial action by the school nurse? a. Stay with child and have someone else call emergency medical services (EMS). b. Notify the parent and regular practitioner. c. Notify the parent that the child should go home. d. Stay with the child, offering calm reassurance.
An important means of preventing osteoarthritis is:
1. Weight control 2. High calcium intake 3. Generous daily water intake 4. Vitamin D supplementation
When moving a person in segments, what do you move first?
a. The legs and feet b. The middle of the body c. The upper part of the body d. The head