The health care provider has now administered several medications and performed fundal massage on Karen. There is no decrease in the amount of active vaginal bleeding
The physician briefly explains to Karen and her family that the next step in this process will be a surgical one. The perinatal nurse prepares Karen for:
A) Dilatation and curettage
B) Abdominal hysterectomy
C) Uterine artery ligation
D) Uterine artery cauterization
C
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a. folic acid c. calcium b. iron d. vitamin E
After teaching a group of students about ovarian cysts, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which type of cyst as being associated with hydatiform mole?
A) Theca-lutein cyst B) Corpus luteum cyst C) Follicular cyst D) Polycystic ovarian syndrome
An acutely depressed client is receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy. The nurse is developing a plan of care for the client and includes interventions that focus on this type of therapy
Which of the following interventions would the nurse include? Select all that apply. 1. Assisting the client to identify and test negative cognition 2. Assisting the client to develop alternative thinking patterns 3. Assisting the client to participate in the treatment process 4. Assisting the client to rehearse new cognitive and behavioral responses 5. Assisting the client with the administration of antidepressant medications 6. Assisting the client's family to participate in group therapy on a regular basis
The client asks the nurse how skin cells are replaced. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The epidermis supplies new cells after older cells have been damaged or lost." 2. "The dermis supplies new cells after older cells have been damaged or lost." 3. "The stratum corneum supplies new cells after older cells have been damaged or lost." 4. "The stratum germinativum supplies new cells after older cells have been damaged or lost."