The nurse is teaching a new mother how to prepare for breastfeeding. Which of the following is the most important point to include regarding prevention of breast and infant infection?
a. Hand hygiene
b. Proper cleaning of bottles
c. Use of breast cream
d. Proper positioning
ANS: A
Carefully washing the hands and nipples with plain warm water is the single most important way to prevent infection in infants and maternal breasts.
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The nursing student is studying the psychoanalytic theory. The student knows that which one of the following statements is not consistent with the psychoanalytic theory?
1. The structural model of the mind contends that the id, ego, and superego have specific interrelated functions. 2. Psychic determinism means that no behavior is accidental. 3. Psychoanalysis deals with the conscious mind. 4. Psychoanalytic therapy focuses on a dynamic view of mental phenomena rather than on the classification of illness.
The nurse is explaining to the client that glands associated with the endocrine system have many actions. Which information best describes the role of the parathyroid gland to the client by the nurse?
1 . Regulates the amount of calcium and phosphorus in the blood 2 . Activates vitamin D 3 . Controls the body's rate of metabolism 4 . Affects calcium storage A) 1, 2 B) 1, 3 C) 2, 4 D) 3, 4
The proper name for an infection acquired by a patient in a health care facility is a
A. pathogenic disease. B. nosocomial infection. C. drug-resilient infection. D. toxic disease.
MC The focus of the Health Care Worker Protection Act of 1997 is to
A. Provide funding for nurses who acquired AIDS while working. B. Require all health facilities to identify the number of health care workers infected with HIV. C. Require all facilities to use a safe needle device if they receive Medicare funding. D. Investigate all needle sticks by hospital personnel.