A woman who attends your prenatal clinic has a thoracic-level spinal cord injury from a skiing accident. She is confined to a wheelchair for ambulation. Which of the following would you urge her to do during pregnancy?
A) Hold her breath to cause descent of her diaphragm hourly.
B) Tense her abdominal muscles hourly to maintain abdominal tone.
C) Raise her buttocks off the wheelchair seat hourly.
D) Do pelvic rocking hourly to maintain vertebral mobility.
C
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When the nurse describes a therapy that can produce a state of decreased cognitive, physiological, and/or behavioral arousal, the nurse is referring to the alternative therapy of:
a. subconscious. b. imagery. c. sleep. d. relaxation.
What intervention would make phototherapy most effective in reducing the indirect bilirubin in an affected newborn?
a. Turn the infant every 2 hours. b. Increase oral intake of water between and before feedings. c. Place eye patches on the newborn. d. Wrap the infant in triple blankets to prevent cold stress.
A patient with schizophrenia shows suicidal behaviors, and the provider orders clozapine [Clozaril]. The nurse teaches the family about the medication and its side effects
Which state-ment by a family member indicates a need for further teaching about this drug? a. "Blood counts are necessary for several weeks after discontinuation of the drug." b. "Fever, sore throat, and sores in the mouth should be reported immediately." c. "If the ANC is less than 3000, the drug will be discontinued permanently." d. "Use of this drug requires weekly evalua-tion of blood work."
A patient with a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension is admitted for evaluation of right ventricular heart failure. Which of the following observations by the nurse would indicate an improvement in his or her condition?
1. decreased peripheral edema 2. decreased rales and rhonchi in the lungs 3. development of an S3 4. increased central venous pressure