The nurse is planning to instruct a patient with secondary polycythemia about ways to prevent blood stasis. What should be included in these instructions?
A. Elevate feet and legs when sitting.
B. Leg pain is normal.
C. Restrict fluids.
D. Black stools are to be expected.
Answer: A
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a. abruptio placentae. b. hemorrhage. c. placenta previa. d. placentitis.
Which of the nursing interventions should a nurse give a client with a sexual dysfunction related to temporary impotence when the pudendal nerve is spared?
A) Explain to the client and his sexual partner the importance of taking medical assistance. B) Explain to the client and his sexual partner that it may take almost 3 to 12 months for the sexual potency to return C) Explain to the client and his sexual partner that they should practice sexual intercourse as frequently as possible D) Explain to the client and his sexual partner that any sexual activity, if within 12 months of surgery, could result into permanent impotency
Which interventions are required following an amniotomy procedure? (Select all that apply.)
a. Notation related to amount of fluid expelled b. Color and consistency of fluid c. Fetal heart rate d. Maternal blood pressure e. Maternal heart rate
A client is admitted to the burn unit after sustaining both partial-thickness and full-thickness burns over 55% of the body. The client tells the nurse the burn must not be too severe because there is not much pain
The nurse recognizes that this comment reflects which of these factors? a. The client is in a state of denial. b. The client is in physical shock. c. The analgesics administered to the client in the emergency department are effective. d. The majority of the client's injuries are third-degree burns.