P.T. is a married 30-year-old gravida 4, para 1203 at 28 weeks' gestation. She arrives in the labor and deliv-
ery unit at a level 2 hospital complaining of low back pain and frequency of urination.
She states that she
feels occasional uterine cramping and believes that her membranes have not ruptured.
You are the charge nurse and admit P.T. to the unit. Based on the information you have been
given, identify the two most likely diagnoses for her.
• Preterm labor
• Urinary tract infection
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When the newly blind male home health patient asks the nurse how he might get assistance, who might the nurse suggest he contact?
a. American Red Cross b. American Foundation for the Blind for a list of agencies c. Local hospital social worker d. The public health department
What information does the faculty member teach students about Medicare?
a. Covers anyone with end stage renal dis-ease b. Part A covers some prescription costs c. Part B covers inpatient hospital costs d. Part D eliminates the drug "donut hole"
A client is experiencing a transfusion reaction. The nurse realizes that a transfusion reaction is which type of hypersensitive reaction?
1. Type 1 2. Type 2 3. Type 3 4. Type 4
The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed digoxin (Lanoxin) for a cardiac dysrhythmia. The nurse teaches the client about digoxin (Lanoxin) toxicity and determines that learning has occurred when the client makes which statements?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "It is okay to keep taking my ginseng." 2. "I can drink orange juice every morning." 3. "If I have nausea I will notify my health care provider." 4. "I must check my pulse, and not take the medication if it is less than 60." 5. "I should limit my fluids while taking this medication."