When assisting in the delivery of a post-term baby, as soon as the baby's head is delivered, the nurse is most likely to be called upon to help the physician perform what action?
A) Administer oxygen.
B) Perform a gastric lavage.
C) Suction the baby's mouth and nose.
D) Start IV glucose.
C
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1. Assisting children with chronic conditions to have health care needs met 2. Performing essential skilled nursing tasks for children with special medical needs 3. Supervising unlicensed assistive personnel in the health office 4. Providing referrals to students because of tardiness to school
A 22-year-old woman has given birth to an infant who exhibits the signs and symptoms of maternal cocaine use during pregnancy. These signs and symptoms are a result of what pathophysiological effect of opioid use during pregnancy?
A) Changes in blood chemistry as a result of nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity B) Impaired maternal nutrition as a result of drug use C) Vasoconstriction leading to reduced placental blood flow D) Hypoxia as a result of a prolonged second stage of labor
What are tissues that cover the outside of the body and some internal structures?
a. Connective b. Epithelial c. Nerve d. Muscle
A 19-year-old intravenous drug user was exposed to the HIV 3 weeks ago and is experiencing a rapid proliferation in viral load. Which of the following statements best captures an aspect of the process of HIV replication that underlies this proliferation?
A) Free HIV RNA is able to attach to the cell coat of CD4+ cells. B) The cytoplasm of CD4+ cells provides a protected environment for the replication of RNA by HIV. C) Expression of reverse transcriptase by CD4+ cells allows replication of HIV cells rather than new lymphocytes. D) HIV is able to change its RNA into DNA to allow for replication by CD4+ cells.