The perinatal nurse knows that breastfeeding is contraindicated if a mother has:
Select all answers that apply:
A) Active tuberculosis
B) An active herpes lesion on her nipple
C) Been taking venlafaxine (Effexor) for anxiety
D) An infant diagnosed with phenylketonuria
A, B
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The nurse notes a child scratching the scalp and observes dry, brittle hair and bald patches. The nurse tells the parent that the child has:
A) tinea capitis. B) tinea pedis. C) tinea corporus. D) tinea cruris.
While the nurse is helping the dialysis patient dress to go to her dialysis treatment, the patient bursts into tears and says, "I can't go! I can't stand another day in that awful place
I will die if I have to go!" The nurse's best intervention would be to: a. stop the dressing process, sit down, and calmly ask, "Let's talk about how you are feeling." b. continue to dress the patient and say, "You'll feel better after you have had your dialysis treatment." c. stop the dressing process and ask, "Are you aware that you can get sicker if you don't go?" d. continue dressing the patient and say, "We'll have to hurry if you are to eat breakfast before you go."
A patient is prescribed digoxin (Lanoxin). What is the nurse's priority instruction to the patient about this medication?
1. how to manage itchy skin 2. foods that should be eaten while taking this drug 3. the importance of not taking the medication if the pulse is under 60 beats per minute 4. the need to check the pulse once a week and record the result on a notepad
A concept often used in connection with the calculation of all risk indexes is:
a. EBP b. Crosstabulation c. Exposure to risk d. Odds