It is July, and a new father asks the nurse who is making a postpartum home visit about taking the baby to a family outing this weekend. The nurse should encourage the father to:
A. Cover the infant with dark blankets to block the sun.
B. Protect the infant with light clothing.
C. Uncover the infant's head to prevent hyperthermia.
D. Avoid taking the infant outdoors for six months.
B
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a. cerebrum. c. thalamus. b. cerebellum. d. hypothalamus.
A 50-year-old man diagnosed with leukemia will begin chemotherapy. What would the nurse do to combat the most common adverse effects of chemotherapy?
A) Administer an antiemetic. B) Administer an antimetabolite. C) Administer a tumor antibiotic. D) Administer an anticoagulant.
The part of the body that maintains a balance between heat production and heat loss, regulating body temperature, is the:
a. thymus. b. thyroid. c. hypothalamus. d. adrenal glands.
Erythematous plaques that develop into vesicular lesions and may later become pustular are known as
a. chloasma or melasma. c. papular dermatitis. b. herpes lesions. d. prurigo.