The nurse is working with a prenatal client. Which statement indicates that additional teaching about prenatal screening tests is necessary?
1. "My blood will be checked for hemoglobin level."
2. "Because I am married, I won't have the STI screening."
3. "My vagina will be cultured at 36 weeks for group B strep."
4. "I will have Rh testing, even though this is my first pregnancy."
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Explanation:
1. This is a true statement. All women will have their hemoglobin assessed.
2. All women should be screened for syphilis, gonorrhea, and hepatitis B.
3. This is a true statement. Women are tested for group B strep to prevent neonatal infection.
4. This is a true statement. All clients are screened for blood type, Rh factor, and Rh antibodies, regardless of how many previous pregnancies (if any) they have had.
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a. Listening to the sounds at the aortic, tricuspid, pulmonic, and mitral areas b. Listening by inching the stethoscope in a rough Z pattern, from the base of the heart across and down, then over to the apex c. Listening to the sounds only at the site where the apical pulse is felt to be the strongest d. Listening for all possible sounds at a time at each specified area
The nurse is presenting a program on surviving a fall at a senior center. Which statement indicates that the participant needs clarification of the content on emergency actions after a fall?
A) "I should crawl to a phone on the affected side to keep it stable against a hard surface." B) "I need to subscribe to an emergency call service like Lifeline." C) "To call for help, I can scoot on my bottom to a low wall-mounted phone." D) "If possible, I can crawl to a stairway and use the stairs to lift up to a standing position."
A patient who has a nonproductive cough will begin taking guaifenesin to help with secretions. When teaching this patient about the medication, the nurse will provide which instruction?
a. "Avoid driving or using heavy machinery." b. "Drink extra water while taking the medication." c. "Monitor urine output closely." d. "Take with an oral antihistamine for better effects."
Following the inhumane experiments conducted during the Second World War by German physicians the following ethical guidelines were established:
a. The Neerimduct code b. The Belmont report c. The Declaration of Helsinki d. The Nuremberg Code