Which of the following nursing actions is an example of using integrative care?
A) A nurse instructs a laboring woman to use breathing exercises and assists with the administration of an epidural for her pain.
B) A nurse monitors the heartbeat of a fetus and charts the height of the mother's fundus on the medical record.
C) A nurse provides music therapy along with relaxation techniques for residents of a long-term facility.
D) A nurse performing a home assessment of an elderly patient recommends a referral to social services.
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A researcher consented 400 subjects, but 12 dropped out of the study before it was completed. The rest finished the study. What was the sample retention rate?
a. 388 b. 38.8% c. 3% d. 97%
A female patient being seen in an outpatient clinic states she is having excessive menstruation and reports saturating four peri-pads per day. The nurse estimates the blood loss for this patient as ______ mL per day
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