A new mother reports that her newborn commonly spits up after feeding. Assessment reveals regurgitation. The nurse understands that the most likely cause of regurgitation is:
A) placing the newborn prone after feeding
B) the weak gastrocolic reflex
C) the underdeveloped pyloric sphincter
D) a relaxed cardiac sphincter
D
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A) Decreased contractions B) Respiratory rate below 16 C) Absence of seizure activity D) Diminished reflexes
Nurse T promised an 81-year-old female client that he would liaise with the physiotherapy team and ensure that her rehabilitation would commence soon, since it was apparent that she was being overlooked
Due to a busy shift during which another patient declined rapidly, the nurse did not follow up. Which ethical principle has Nurse T most clearly violated? A) Beneficence B) Fidelity C) Veracity D) Justice
The client has severe respiratory impairment. Which alterations in acid-base balance could be expected as a compensatory response?
A. Decreased arterial blood pH B. Increased arterial blood bicarbonate C. Increased arterial blood oxygen D. Decreased arterial blood carbon dioxide
A nurse is using motivational therapy with a female client with alcoholism. The client, who is unwilling to consider changing her drinking behavior, emphatically states, "I am not an alcoholic; you can't make me stop drinking"
Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate? A) "You have to stop drinking and driving; you could kill someone." B) "You're right; you're not an alcoholic." C) "You should consider what you are doing to your marital relationship." D) "You're the only one who can make yourself stop drinking."