H.'s mother calls you to tell you that her baby seems too sleepy and is not feeding well. What will your next action be?
What will be an ideal response?
Use various techniques to try to stimulate the infant. If unsuccessful, you might want to check the
baby's glucose level according to hospital policy, and notify the primary care provider.
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_____ was recognized by the American Nurses Association (ANA) as a nursing specialty in 1992 and is one of the fastest growing practice areas in health care
a. Nurse anesthesia b. Nursing informatics c. Nurse-midwifery d. Clinical nurse specialist
The nurse practitioner orders a urine specific gravity for an athlete brought to the emergency department following a marathon for complaints of fatigue, elevated temperature, and confusion
When it returns, the report shows the urine specific gravity to be 1.039. She interprets this as a sign of: 1. Hyper hydration. 2. Euhydration. 3. Dehydration. 4. Water toxicity.
To assist patients diagnosed with somatic symptom disorders, nursing interventions of high priority:
a. explain the pathophysiology of symptoms. b. help these patients suppress feelings of anger. c. shift focus from somatic symptoms to feelings. d. investigate each physical symptom as it is reported.
An adolescent complains of abdominal pain with diarrhea and bloody stools. The nurse should recognize these as symptoms of which inflammatory bowel disease?
1. Appendicitis 2. Crohn's disease 3. Ulcerative colitis 4. Necrotizing enterocolitis