Children who are smaller at birth, have small heads (microcephaly), and fail to develop normally have characteristics of:
a. Parents who smoke
b. Fetal alcohol syndrome
c. Fetal alcohol intoxication
d. Fetal accumulation syndrome
B
These are some of the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome, which occurs with excessive alcohol use during pregnancy.
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A) Sinus tachycardia B) Atrial flutter C) Junctional escape D) Torsades de Pointes
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Which of the following statements, made by a nurse regarding the means by which older adults usually express and manage grief, reflects a need for further instruction and clarification?
1. "The greater the loss the greater the sense of grief." 2. "Managing depression will help the grieving adult cope." 3. "Having lived a long, happy life makes grieving easier to deal with." 4. "The longer you live, the more experience you have with grieving a death."
The nurse is interviewing a male client with hypertension. Which additional medical diagnosis in the client's history presents the greatest risk for developing a cerebral vascular accident (CVA)?
A) Diabetes mellitus. B) Hypothyroidism. C) Parkinson's disease. D) Recurring pneumonia.