Assessment of a pregnant client reveals that she is experiencing Braxton-Hicks contractions. Which of the following would the nurse explain is the cause of these contractions?
A) Uterine distention
B) Fall in estrogen levels
C) Prostaglandin release
D) Catecholamine release
A
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Clients require stress management when they are easily frustrated, feel hopeless, cry easily, and are reluctant to leave home. An action that would not lead to a healthy decrease in the stress is to:
1. Utilize all familiar coping strategies. 2. Spend time with family and friends. 3. Not hold themselves directly responsible. 4. Maintain a daily routine.
In which way does medical informatics overlap with nursing informatics?
1. Medical and nursing informatics focus on the areas of information retrieval. 2. Medical and nursing informatics focus on patients' families. 3. Medical and nursing informatics focus on hospital complications. 4. Medical and nursing informatics focus on hospital complications.
A nurse researcher describes an instrument that is administered repeatedly and obtains the same results as having what?
a. Validity b. Reliability c. Consistency d. Predictability
The nurse explains the difference between an enabler and a co-dependent is that a co-dependent:
a. covers up the behavior of the substance abuser. b. rationalizes the behavior of the substance abuser. c. uses the behavior of the substance abuser to build up his or her own self-esteem. d. is also a substance abuser.