The nurse is concerned that a pregnant patient is not psychologically prepared to give birth. What are the factors that could interfere with a pregnant patient's ability to go through labor?
A) Pelvic measurements
B) Unplanned pregnancy
C) Support person involvement
D) Type of childbirth preparation
E) Superstitions and beliefs about pregnancy and birth
Ans: B, C, D, E
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Which of the following best describes the principal outcome of the Hill-Burton Act?
a. Increased number of hospital beds b. Increased availability of high technology in health care c. Reduced overall health care costs d. Required certificates of need before expensive new construction is started
A client is admitted to a local health care facility for minor surgery to be performed with regional anesthesia. The nurse knows that regional anesthesia would be injected around which of the following regions in the body?
A) The veins B) The arteries C) The nerves D) The capillaries
Which of the following theories would be most appropriate for the nurse to use when educating a 38-year-old diabetic Asian patient about her diet?
a. Adaptation Theory b. Change Theory c. Transcultural Theory d. Values Theory
A 52-year-old female patient is seeing the nurse on the oncology unit for pain control related to breast cancer that has metastasized to her lungs and liver. The nurse wants to prevent further pain and is aware that cancer
A) pain is often related to the stress of the patient knowing she has cancer and requires a very low dose of pain medications along with a high dose of anti-anxiety medications. B) pain is always chronic and difficult to treat so distraction is often the best intervention. C) pain can be acute or chronic; it may even be the result of the cancer treatment and usually requires high doses of pain medications. D) patients often misreport pain because of confusion related to their disease process.