You carefully monitor M.C.'s right extremity for compartment syndrome. Which of these is a
characteristic of compartment syndrome? Select all that apply.
a. Warmth of the extremity
b. Pain distal to the injury that is not relieved by opioid analgesics
c. Numbness and tingling of the extremity
d. Pallor of the extremity
e. Petechiae over the extremity
b, c, d
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A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just cannot believe that her breasts "sag so much." She states it must be from a lack of exercise. What explanation should the nurse offer her? After menopause:
a. Only women with large breasts experience sagging. b. Sagging is usually due to decreased muscle mass within the breast. c. A diet that is high in protein will help maintain muscle mass, which keeps the breasts from sagging. d. The glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts that sag.
Many teens wait until the second or even third trimester to seek prenatal care. The nurse should understand that the reasons behind this delay include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Continuing to deny the pregnancy b. Uncertainty about where to go for care c. Lack of realization that they are pregnant d. A desire to gain control over their situation e. Wanting to hide the pregnancy as long as possible
A client is terminally ill when he or she has an irreversible lethal disease and death is expected within which time frame?
1. 2 months 2. 3 months 3. 6 months 4. 1 year
The nurse is training a nurse new to the labor and delivery unit. They are caring for a laboring patient who is undergoing a forceps delivery. Which action requires intervention?
1. Regional anesthesia is administered via pudendal block. 2. The patient is instructed to push between contractions. 3. Fetal heart tones are consistently between 110 and 115. 4. Bladder is emptied using a straight catheter.