A smooth gliding stroke used to relax soft tissues during labor is called ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


effleurage

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When assessing a patient's plan for suicide, what aspect has priority?

a. Patient's cultural heritage. b. Patient's insight into suicidal motivation. c. Availability of means and lethality of method. d. Quality and access to an intact social support system.

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The nurse is reviewing medication information with a nursing student prior to administering an oral drug and notes that the drug has extensive first-pass effects

Which statement by the student indicates a need for further teaching about this medication? a. "The first-pass effect means the drug may be absorbed into systemic circulation from the intestinal lumen." b. "The first-pass effect means the drug may be changed to an inactive form and excreted." c. "The first-pass effect means the drug may be changed to a metabolite, which may be more active than the original." d. "The first-pass effect means the drug may be unchanged as it passes through the liver."

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A woman in labor asks the nurse to explain the electronic fetal heart rate monitor strip. The fetal heart rate baseline is 150 with accelerations to 165, variable decelerations to 140, and moderate long-term variability

Which statement indicates that the client understands the nurse's teaching? 1. "The most important part of fetal heart monitoring is the absence of variable decelerations." 2. "The most important part of fetal heart monitoring is the presence of variability." 3. "The most important part of fetal heart monitoring is the fetal heart rate baseline." 4. "The most important part of fetal heart monitoring is the depth of decelerations."

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Which is a societal risk factor for intimate partner violence?

A) Experiencing poor parenting B) Marital instability C) Unwillingness of neighbors to intervene when violence is witnessed D) Traditional gender roles

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