What factor explains the protruding abdomen of an infant?
A) Weak spinal muscles
B) Weak abdominal muscles
C) Bladder pressure above the symphysis pubis
D) Enlarged liver
B
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Audiometry is testing that measures hearing acuity precisely. Who does the nurse know can perform audiometric testing?
A) School nurse B) Hearing aide salesperson C) Audiologist D) Office nurse
A woman in active first stage of labor is using a shallow pattern of breathing that is about twice the normal adult breathing rate. She begins to complain of feeling lightheaded and dizzy and states her fingers are tingling. The nurse should:
a. Tell the woman to slow the pace of her breathing. b. Administer oxygen via mask or nasal cannula. c. Notify the health care provider. d. Help her breathe into a paper bag or her cupped hands.
A large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infant is one whose weight, according to the intrauterine growth chart, is above the _____ percentile
a. 50th b. 75th c. 80th d. 90th
Infant mortality rate refers to
A) weight less than 25,000 grams. B) the number of infants less than 28 days old who die every year. C) the number of infants (ages birth to 1 year) who die out of every 1,000 live births. D) the number of infants (ages birth to 1 year) who die out of every 100,000 people.