The client delivered her second child one day ago. The client's temperature is 101.4° F, her pulse is 100, and her blood pressure is 110/70 . Her lochia is moderate, serosanguinous, and malodorous. She is started on IV antibiotics
The nurse provides education for the client and her partner. Which statement indicates that teaching has been effective? A. "This condition is called parametritis."
B. "Gonorrhea is the most common organism that causes this type of infection."
C. "My Beta-strep culture being positive may have contributed to this problem."
D. "If I had walked more yesterday, this probably wouldn't have happened."
C
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A. Abortion B. Fetal loss C. Neonatal death D. Stillbirth
A client with breast cancer has had genetic testing that shows she is a CYP2D6 ultra-rapid metabolizer. How would the nurse explain this result?
1. "You do not have the functional enzyme to break down tamoxifen." 2. "Your ability to break tamoxifen down to active metabolites is normal." 3. "Your body will break down tamoxifen to its active metabolites very quickly, which increases your ability to fight your cancer." 4. "You will break tamoxifen down so quickly that it will be metabolized out of your system before it can work on cancer cells."
The nurse is assessing the IV infusion of a patient. The nurse notes the IV is positional and only runs well if the patient's arm is straightened. In order to complete the infusion, the nurse would:
a. Ask the family member at the bedside to hold the patient's arm straight. b. Notify the physician. c. Remove the IV and restart the infusion from another, more stable site. d. Secure the arm to an arm board. e. Remind the patient to keep the arm straight.
The physician orders blood coagulation tests to evaluate a client's blood-clotting ability. The nurse knows that such tests are important in assessing clients at risk for thrombi, such as those with a history of atrial fibrillation, infective endocarditis, prosthetic heart valves, or myocardial infarction. Which test is used to determine a client's response to oral anticoagulant drugs?
a. Bleeding time b. Platelet count c. Prothrombin time (PT) d. Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)