John, a baby boy, is admitted to the transition nursery for a comprehensive physical, medications, and a bath prior to being transferred to the postpartum floor. Before you conduct the physical assessment, you review common skin variations of the newborn. Which of the following conditions requires further evaluation by the in-house neonatal nurse practitioner?
A. Cutis marmorata, which is a mottling of the trunk and extremities
B. Harlequin pattern, a condition that causes one side of the body to appear deep red and the other side pale, with a distinct demarcation down the midline
C. A grouping of café au lait spots
D. Erythema toxicum, a condition that causes punctuate macular-papular rash on cheeks, truck, back, and buttocks
Answer: C. A grouping of café au lait spots
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A) The medications increase urine output related to ifosfamide. B) The medications decrease viral load related to ifosfamide. C) The medications increase white blood cells related to ifosfamide. D) The medication combines with the metabolite of ifosfamide.
Which breath sounds are heard over the anterior third of the chest near the sternum and also around the scapular posteriorly, and have inspiration and expiration of equal duration?
a. bronchial c. tracheovesicular b. bronchovesicular d. vesicular breath
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a. Baby-sitting for a neighbor's children. b. Wearing maternity clothes before they are needed. c. Daydreaming about the newborn. d. Imagining oneself as a good mother.
Which one of the following nursing interventions for a patient in pain is based on the gate control theory?
A) Giving the patient a back massage B) Changing the patient's position in bed C) Giving the patient a pain medication D) Limiting the number of visitors