The newly diagnosed primigravida who is 6 weeks pregnant states, "I don't feel like I have a real baby inside me." The nurse reassures her that at 6 weeks the embryo has a functioning:
a. brain.
b. lungs.
c. hands.
d. heart.
D
At 6 weeks, the fetus has a pumping heart.
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The four-year-old child is undergoing cardiac surgery. To reduce the child's stress in the pre-operative period, the nurses will: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Explain the procedure to the child in simple terms of what the child will see, hear, and feel while awake. 2. Explain to the child that the surgery will fix her "broken" heart. 3. Allow the parents to accompany the child to the surgical holding room and wait with the child. 4. Allow the child to hold onto their special "teddy bear" while awake. 5. Wait until the child is in the holding room to insert the Foley catheter.
The nursing faculty member correctly classifies the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics as a tool for
a. articulating actions that incorporate professional values. b. describing ethics associated with membership in the ANA. c. listing and explaining ethical principles used in nursing. d. solving ethical dilemmas encountered in daily practice.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is having constant nociceptor pain. The nurse can best address the patient's pain during the perception phase of pain with which intervention?
a. Administer nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for moderate pain. b. Ask the physician if an opioid could be ordered to treat the patient's pain when severe. c. Engage the patient in conversation re-garding his family, hobbies, and plans following discharge from the facility. d. Determine if the patient typically takes a neurotransmitter uptake blocker medica-tion for pain control.
The nurse is palpating a client's kidneys. The client's right kidney is easily palpated, but the nurse cannot palpate the left kidney. What is the nurse's interpretation of this finding?
a. The problem involves the right kidney. b. The problem involves the left kidney. c. Both kidneys are in the normal position. d. The client is at increased risk for kidney impairment.