The nurse is reviewing the files of the expectant families scheduled to be seen in the clinic today. Which family might find cord-blood banking to be especially useful?
1. A family with a history of leukemia
2. A family with a history of infertility
3. A family that wishes to select the sex of a future child
4. A family that wishes to avoid a future intrauterine fetal surgery
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Rationale 1: A family with a history of leukemia might find cord-blood banking useful because cord blood, like bone marrow and embryonic tissue, contains regenerative stem cells, which can replace diseased cells in the affected individual.
Rationale 2: A family with a history of infertility would not be helped by cord-blood banking.
Rationale 3: A family that wishes to select the sex of a future child would not be helped by cord-blood banking.
Rationale 4: A family that wishes to avoid a future intrauterine surgery would not be helped by cord-blood banking.
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1. Women are more likely than men to die suddenly from cardiac disease. 2. Men die more often from cardiac disease, but it is beginning to affect women as well. 3. There is very little gender difference in deaths from cardiac disease. 4. There have been no good studies examining gender and cardiac death rates.
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A) genetic and prenatal counseling. B) education on the performance of testicular self-exam (TSE). C) trending of client blood pressure readings over time. D) monitoring medication compliance.
The nurse who is writing a risk nursing diagnosis will write a ________ part statement. Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A patient who is unconscious begins to vomit blood. What action should the nurse take first?
a. Turn patient onto side. b. Use water to rinse out mouth. c. Provide oral care to the patient. d. Administer antiemetic medication.