The nurse reminds prospective parents that they may request that cord blood be collected at the birth of their baby, as this blood can be used as a source for:
a. Stem cells
b. Nutrition
c. Antibodies
d. Fluid for rehydration
A
Cord blood can be collected at the request of the parents and placed in a blood bank to be a source of stem cells should the need arise. Stem cells can transform into other types of cells in the body and create new growth and development.
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The nurse is making a home visit to an older adult who has severe rheumatoid arthritis with flexion contractures of all four extremities. She is confined to bed. What nursing diagnosis is appropriate in relation to safety?
a. Risk for Poisoning c. Risk for Trauma b. Risk for Suffocation d. Risk for Disuse Syn-drome
Evidence-based practice has the ability to:
a. Improve the quality of care provided b. Improve patient outcomes c. Improve clinician satisfaction d. Improve patients' perceptions
When preparing for the lesson related to Family Health Nursing by reading the textbook in advance of the class meeting, the nursing student learns that which of the following are important related to the family life cycle? Select all that apply
A) The developmental stages that apply to individual growth are unrelated to those of families. B) A family's composition, set of roles, and interpersonal relationships change with time. C) It is appropriate for community health nurses to provide anticipatory guidance for families. D) There are two broad stages in the family life cycle: one of expansion and one of contraction. E) Stage critical family developmental tasks can be completed in any order.
A home health nurse is teaching a client and family about how to perform a dressing change. The nurse discussed the dressing change with them, provided written instructions, and left them an agency business card in case they had any questions
What is one reason that the nurse provided such extensive instructions? a. Elderly people are slow to understand and learn. b. Legal requirements for teaching must be met through these methods. c. Role modeling for the procedure is necessary. d. Senses become less acute with age.