A nurse is preparing a woman in early labor for an urgent cesarean birth related to breech presentation. Select the best nursing action for reducing the couple's anxiety levels
A) Explain the reason for the need for a cesarean section.
B) Inform parents that their baby is in distress.
C) Ask the couple to share their concerns.
D) Reassure the couple that both the woman and baby are in no danger.
C
Ask the couple to share their concerns.
You might also like to view...
A nurse has begun the assessment process with an obese patient who states that he is highly motivated to lose weight. How can the nurse most accurately gauge the patient's normal eating and drinking patterns?
A) Have the patient keep a detailed food diary for 2 or 3 days. B) Ask the patient to describe a typical meal and snack. C) Check laboratory reports of total and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood sugar. D) Have the patient describe the differences between a healthy meal and an unhealthy meal.
The nurse is teaching the parents of a 4-year-old boy about the normal maturations of the child's organs during the preschool years and their effect on body functions
Which of the following statements accurately describe these changes? Select all answers that apply. A) Myelination of the spinal cord allows for bowel and bladder control to be complete in most children by age 3 years. B) The respiratory structures are continuing to grow in size, and the number of alveoli continues to increase, reaching the adult number at about 7 years of age. C) Heart rate increases and blood pressure decreases slightly during the preschool years; an innocent heart murmur may be heard upon auscultation. D) The bones continue to increase in length and the muscles continue to strengthen and mature; however, the musculoskeletal system is still not fully mature. E) The small intestine is continuing to grow in length, and stool passage usually occurs once or twice per day in the average preschooler. F) The urethra remains long in both boys and girls, making them more susceptible to urinary tract infections than adults.
With regard to the use of intrauterine devices (IUDs), nurses should be aware that:
a. Return to fertility can take several weeks after the device is removed. b. IUDs containing copper can provide an emergency contraception option if in-serted within a few days of unprotected intercourse. c. IUDs offer the same protection against sexually transmitted infections as the di-aphragm. d. Consent forms are not needed for IUD insertion.
Employees and other onlookers consider decisions made by an organization's administrators or board of directors to be a(n) _________________of the organization's actual values
a. mission statement b. vision statement c. reflection d. pattern