The nurse takes special caution in positioning the infant with a myelomeningocele in order to:
a. Protect the sac
b. Support the back
c. Facilitate feeding
d. Prevent vomiting
A
The primary preoperative focus in the nursing care of a child with a myelomeningocele is to protect the sac.
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A. Heparin B. Vitamin K C. Corticosteroids D. Clotting factors, platelets, and plasma
A patient who has a permanent pacemaker must have surgery to repair a bowel obstruction. Which information should the nurse provide this patient? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. "Because the surgical area is in your abdomen, the fact that you have a pacemaker is not important.". 2. "Some changes in medication given during the surgery will be necessary.". 3. "Your surgeon will need information about the type of pacemaker.". 4. "Your pacemaker will have to be turned off before surgery.". 5. "Cardiac monitoring during surgery will be different because you have a pacemaker.".
Humour has the potential to:
a. embarrass and humiliate. b. alter identified perceptions. c. clarify misunderstanding. d. release tension and reduce anxiety.
The nurse is educating a group of parents regarding helminths. Which topics should the nurse include in the teaching session?(Select all that apply.)
1. Hookworms 2. Tapeworms 3. Flukes 4. Inchworms 5. Pinworms