The student nurse notices that the newborn seems to focus on the mother's eyes. The nursing instructor explains that this newborn behavior is which of the following?
1. Habituation
2. Orientation
3. Self-quieting
4. Reactivity
2
Explanation: 2. Orientation is the newborn's ability to be alert to, to follow, and to fixate on complex visual stimuli that have a particular appeal and attraction. The newborn prefers the human face and eyes, and bright shiny objects.
You might also like to view...
When administering thrombolytic therapy to a cerebrovascular patient, the therapy must be initiated within how much time from the onset of symptoms?
A) 1 hour B) 3 hours C) 6 hours D) 12 hours
The nurse is planning care for a client with a schizoid personality disorder. Which nursing diagnosis will the nurse likely use for this client?
1. Social Isolation related to inadequate social skills, craving of solitude 2. Risk for Violence, Self-Directed, related to poor impulse control 3. Fear related to feelings of abandonment 4. Ineffective Individual Coping related to high dependency needs
The nurse hears the word nadir in a shift report in connection with a child's blood counts. The nurse is aware that nadir refers to which of the following concepts?
a. the point at which the child has reached a normal blood cell count and is on the road to recovery b. the lowest point in the child's blood counts or myelosuppression, which occurs about 10 to 14 days after chemotherapy c. the point at which the child has been free of cancer symptoms for 5 years and has more likely beaten cancer d. a safe level of blood cell counts representing neither a high or a low in cell counts
Accurately preparing the patient for surgery promotes a safer recovery
True False