Which of the following is not an indication that growth hormone supplements should be discontinued?
1. Imaging indication of epiphyseal closure
2. Growth curve increases have plateaued
3. Complaints of mild bone pain
4. Achievement of anticipated height goals
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Nurse managers often have a large span of control, which contributes to a heavy workload and leaves little time to think about problems. What other factor compounds a nurse manager's ability to find or implement a good solution to a problem?
a. interprofessional team b. shared governance c. "wicked" problems d. vertical integration
When the patient restricts use of her dominant arm because of pain and the nurse notes that the measurement of the circumference of the patient's nondominant arm is greater
than her dominant arm, the nurse determines that the lack of use has resulted in the dominant arm's A) Atrophy B) Hypertrophy C) Dystrophy D) Malrotation
A client who has experienced a fetal death in utero at 20 weeks asks what her baby will look like when it is delivered. How should the nurse respond to this client?
1. "The genitals of the baby will be ambiguous." 2. "Your baby will be covered in fine hair called lanugo." 3. "Your child will have arm and leg buds, but not fully formed limbs." 4. "A white, cheesy substance called vernix caseosa will be on the skin."
A woman at 30 weeks' gestation and a history of sickle cell anemia is experiencing fever, chills, and diarrhea for 3 days. What are the most serious potential complications that this client faces?
1. Severe lethargy 2. Sickle cell crisis 3. Electrolyte imbalance 4. Fetal neural tube defects