You are teaching a childbirth class and advise the women to take which type of ball to the hospital? This ball can be used to massage the sacral area
a. Baseball c. Tennis ball
b. Volleyball d. Birthing ball
C
You would most likely advise the woman to bring a tennis ball to the hospital so her significant other can roll the ball in a circular fashion against the woman's lower back, while applying gentle pressure during a contraction.
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A) Metabolic alkalosis B) Hypermagnesemia C) Hypercalcemia D) Hypovolemia
The nurse who administers magnesium sulfate to a patient with eclampsia recognizes the risk of toxic levels. The nurse ensures the availability of the antidote for magnesium sulfate toxicity, which is:
a. vitamin K. b. calcium gluconate. c. potassium sulfate. d. calcium carbonate.
A 36-year-old woman has been diagnosed as having uterine fibroids. When planning care for this patient, the nurse should know that
a. Fibroids are malignant tumors of the uterus that require radiation or chemotherapy. b. Fibroids will increase in size during the perimenopausal period. c. Abnormal uterine bleeding is a common finding. d. Hysterectomy should be performed.
A client was talking with her husband by telephone, and then she began swearing at him. The nurse interrupts the call and offers to talk with the client. She says, "I can't talk about that bastard right now. I just need to destroy something." Which of the following should the nurse do next?
a) Tell her to write her feelings in her journal. b) Urge her to talk with the nurse now. c) Ask her to calm down or she will be restrained. d) Offer her a phone book to "destroy" while staying with her.