An initial newborn assessment reveals a heart rate of 76, a weak cry, slight flexion of extremities, a facial grimace, and a trunk pink in color but blue extremities. Which is an appropriate Apgar score?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
ANS: 4
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Which of the following would assist the nurse in making a decision? Select all that apply. 1. Whether she is interested in nursing management. 2. What careers she is interested in pursuing. 3. Whether she is interested in graduate school. 4. Assessing future options. 5. Determining which careers are similar to nursing. 6. Obtaining information from mentors in various careers.
The traditional method of a total-care delivery system is based on:
A) Different people doing specific tasks for all clients B) A team of people caring for a group of clients C) One RN assigned to 24-hour care responsibility for clients D) One RN assuming responsibility for the plan and delivery of care
Sequence these expressions of suicidality from least to most acute
a. Threat b. Gesture c. Ideation d. Attempt e. Completion
When interviewing a patient, there are long pauses of silence. The patient does not respond to the nurse's questions. All of the following are appropriate responses by the nurse to the patient's silence EXCEPT
a. sitting quietly and observing the patient's behavior b. the nurse should control his/her own discomfort during quiet periods or conversational lulls c. using appropriate eye contact d. asking the patient to answer the question at hand