While talking with a pregnant woman who has undergone genetic testing, the woman informs the nurse that her baby will be born with Down syndrome. The nurse understands that Down syndrome is an example of:
A) Multifactorial inheritance
B) X-linked recessive inheritance
C) Trisomy numeric abnormality
D) Chromosomal deletion
C
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A health care facility has adopted automated scheduling across all client care areas
When presenting this decision to nursing staff, the nurse executive should include which information? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "This system will allow nurses to spend more time with those clients who need us the most." 2. "We expect that using this system will help us improve client outcomes." 3. "There will be little financial gain to the institution, but we are committed to improving our scheduling." 4. "Using this Baylor plan will help us improve client outcomes." 5. "This system will allow nurses to choose shifts and clients."
The nurse is transporting a newborn from the delivery room to the nursery in a closed, warm incubator. This is done because the nurse recognizes that a primary source of heat loss for the neonate is due to:
a. Convection b. Evaporation c. Conduction d. Radiation
The nurse prepares an oral medication of 24.2 mL
a. How many mL will be placed in the medicine cup? b. How many mL will be added with a syringe?
The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient with an incision. Which of the following nursing interventions have been found to decrease wound infections? (Select all that apply.)
a. Perform hand hygiene before and after contact with the patient. b. Maintain normoglycemia. c. Use hair clippers to remove hair. d. Administer antibiotics within 30 to 60 minutes of incision time. e. Provide bath and linen change daily. f. Perform first dressing change 1 week postoperatively.