The client at 14 weeks' gestation has undergone a transvaginal ultrasound to assess cervical length. The ultrasound revealed cervical funneling. How should the nurse explain these findings to the client? "Your cervix:
A. Has become cone-shaped and more open at the end near the baby."
B. Is shortened, and you will deliver your baby prematurely."
C. Is short, and has become wider at the end that extends into the vagina."
D. Was beginning to open but now is starting to close up again."
A
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To reduce hepatic blood flow and decrease portal pressures in persons with cirrhosis, the nurse should be prepared to administer which of the following medications?
A) Bevacizumab, an angiogenesis inhibitor B) Octreotide, a long-acting synthetic analog of somatostatin C) Filgrastim, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) analog D) Diltiazem (Cardizem), a calcium channel blocker
When caring for a client, the nurse also plans to provide health teaching to the client. On which of the following subject areas should the nurse primarily focus during the teaching?
A) Daily routine of the client B) Postdischarge coping skills C) Self-administration of medications D) Guidance to client's relatives
The research of Simkin (1996) focused on which of the following?
a. The developmental tasks of pregnancy b. Women's memories of the birth experience c. Immediate response of the mother to the infant d. Mother-father relationship prior to pregnancy
A client who has been transferred to the medical-surgical unit from the ICU asks the nurse assigned to the care of the client why a UAP is helping with ambulation. The best response by the nurse is:
1. "I assigned your care to the UAP.". 2. "You have been walking well, so I delegated that part of your care to the UAP.". 3. "You do not need me to ambulate you.". 4. "The charge nurse.made the decision to have the UAP assist you when walking.".