The nurse explains to parents of a newborn with a cleft lip and a cleft palate that the lip will be repaired first because the lip repair will:
a. Improve the child's cosmetic appearance
b. Facilitate the palate repair
c. Ensure better-aligned tooth eruption
d. Allow the child to suck
D
By repairing the lip, the baby can create suction and be able to nurse. Certainly the baby's appearance is improved, but this is not the reason behind the timing of the surgery.
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1. Multip at 7 cm, fetal heart tones auscultated every 90 minutes 2. Primip at 10 cm and pushing, external fetal monitor applied 3. Multip with meconium-stained fluid, internal fetal scalp electrode in use 4. Primip in preterm labor, external monitor in place
When describing the major functions of an occupational and environmental health nurse, which of the following would the nurse identify as being the most time-consuming?
A) Activities involving safety education B) Care of injured employees C) Programs for improved working conditions D) Teaching activities for healthy nutrition
The nurse is teaching clients in the gynecological clinic about the dangers of gonorrhea. What should the nurse include in this teaching?
1. Gonorrhea has a foul discharge early in the disease. 2. The client will experience severe pain when infected. 3. The client will experience anorexia as the first sign of infection. 4. Symptoms do not appear until the infection is well advanced.
At its start, shared governance requires the education and support of organizational executives, managers, and point-of-care staff. The challenge for administrators in creating a shared gover-nance is (select all that apply):
a. implementing the philosophy of accoun-tability. b. relinquishing control of decision-making power. c. creating the structure that supports shared governance. d. developing a culture that supports, encou-rages, and maintains it. e. justifying the cost in terms of personnel time, effort, and financial commitment.