After gathering and analyzing anthropometric data, the nurse determines that a client has a "pear" body type. Which waist-to-hip ratio caused the nurse to come to this conclusion?
a. 0.78
b. 0.85
c. 0.90
d. 1.05
a. 0.78
The waist-to-hip ratio is calculated by dividing the waist measurement by the hip measurement. "Pear" body types have a ratio at or below 0.8; "apple" body types have a ratio near or exceeding 1.0.
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a. I c. III b. II d. IV
The theorists who were influenced by existentialism developed theories that would most likely be categorized as fitting in with:
a. the nursing process. c. the totality paradigm. b. the simultaneity paradigm. d. the Unitarian paradigm.
Parents of a 4-year-old child are concerned because he continues to stutter. What nursing intervention is correct?
a. Remind the parents that stuttering is normal in children younger than 10 years. b. Inform the parents to have a speech evaluation performed if the stuttering continues beyond age 5 years. c. Reinforce the fact that this common speech defect requires no treatment. d. Tell the parents that speech problems are most treatable during the child's teen years.
A primigravida is admitted to the birth setting in early labor. She is 3 cm dilated, -2 station, with intact membranes and FHR of 150 bpm. Her membranes rupture spontaneously, and the FHR drops to 90 bpm with variable decelerations
The initial response from the nurse would be to: 1. Perform a vaginal exam. 2. Notify the physician. 3. Place the patient in a left lateral position. 4. Administer oxygen at 2 L per nasal cannula.