A nurse teaches a student nurse the importance of ambulating patients to prevent the effects of immobility on body systems. Which of the following is one of these effects?
A) Increased muscle mass
B) Decreased cardiac workload
C) Increased appetite
D) Impaired circulation
D
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You enter the room of Mrs. Brewster, an 87-year-old frail woman with congestive heart failure. As you enter, you say, "Good morning, dear. I'd like to bathe you now, honey
" Later, your supervisor reprimands you because your way of speaking to Mrs. Brewster was an example of a. Beneficence b. Paternalism c. Caring d. Malfeasance
In teaching parents to use a bulb syringe to suction an infant, the nurse should teach them to:
a. Suction the back of the throat vigorously. b. Always suction the mouth before suctioning the nose. c. Insert the syringe into the sides of the mouth. d. Use it only once a day.
A client who has opted to undergo a surgery to repair one of his heart valves and replace it with an allograft heart valve needs to know the advantage of it. Which of the following would be your answer to such a client?
A) It lasts for 20 years. B) It has better blood flow characteristics. C) It is highly available. D) It is less expensive.
A mother is attempting to breastfeed her infant in the hospital setting. The infant is sleepy and displays some audible swallowing, the maternal nipples are flat, and the breasts are soft
The nurse has attempted to teach the mother positioning on one side, and now the mother wants to place the infant to the breast on the other side. Based on LATCH scores, the nurse would designate a score of: a. 10 and document findings in the chart. b. 6 and further teach and assist the mother in feeding activities. c. 5 and tell the mother to discontinue feeding attempts at this time because the infant is too sleepy. d. 8 and no further assistance is needed for feeding.