A woman of 16 weeks' gestation telephones you because she has passed some "berry-like" blood clots and now has continued dark brown vaginal bleeding. Which of the following would you instruct the woman to do?
A) "Maintain bed rest and count the number of perineal pads used."
B) "Come to the health care facility if uterine contractions begin."
C) "Continue normal activity, but take your pulse every hour."
D) "Come to the health facility with any vaginal material passed."
D
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______________ ____________ has always been called the "founder of nursing."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word.
During the last trimester of pregnancy, the nurse recommends that the woman wear low-heeled shoes. This is in an effort to prevent or relieve:
a. lower back pain. b. leg cramps. c. leg swelling. d. joint pain.
A patient reports to the emergency department with complaints of scrotal swelling and a pain level of 2 on a scale of 1 to 10. He reports feeling a dull ache with prolonged standing or walking
The physical assessment reveals a "bag of worms" appearance to the scrotum. The nurse would ask additional assessment questions related to which disorder? 1. Testicular torsion 2. Hydrocele 3. Prostatitis 4. Varicocele
Select the statement that best explains why it has not been possible to develop a vaccine for HIV.
A. The current understanding of the metabolic process and identification of the subtypes of HIV is not yet enough to create a vaccine that would protect against all of the subtypes of HIV. B. HIV rapidly replicates and undergoes mutations so frequently that even small changes in its proteins make the virus unrecognizable to host immune cells. C. The macrophages, dendritic cells, and T and B cells interact with the protein components of HIV; therefore, no vaccine can be developed until a solution to the interaction between the cells of the body and the protein components is found. D. None of these are correct.