The perinatal nurse notes a rapid decrease in the fetal heart rate that does not recover immediately following an amniotomy. The most likely cause of this obstetrical emergency is:
A) Prolapsed umbilical cord
B) Vasa previa
C) Oligohydramnios
D) Placental abruption
A
Prolapsed umbilical cord
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As in the U.S. health care system, the major focus of the Canadian health care system is on
1. detection and prevention. 2. saving money and resources. 3. finding contagious persons. 4. discovering a cure and providing treatment.
The nurse is teaching a patient with a partial-thickness wound how to wear his elastic pressure garment. How would the nurse instruct the patient to wear this garment?
A) 4 to 6 hours a day for 6 months B) Daily for 2 to 3 months after the injury C) Continuously D) At night while sleeping for a year after the injury
The principal concept that a nurse would include in a teaching plan regarding partial weight-bearing is that the client should
a. bear as much weight as can be tolerated 30% to 50% of the time. b. prevent the affected limb from touching the floor; bear weight on the unaffected limb. c. rest the affected foot on the floor and place weight on it 30% to 50% of the time. d. use a walker or crutches and bear 30% to 50% of weight on the affected limb.
Nurse Amy is receiving a change-of-shift report on an inpatient psychiatric unit and learns that nurse Barbara on the previous shift negotiated a no-suicide contract with a client and increased the client's level of restriction to the unit
Nurse Amy's plan of care for the client is based on the understanding that these interventions indicate which of the following? a. The client has improved ability to control impulses. b. There is increased likelihood that the client will attempt self-harm behaviors. c. Eventual completed suicide by this client is inevitable. d. The client is simulating discharge conditions on a trial basis.