At a prenatal appointment, a woman who is 3 months pregnant confides to you that she ingests starch because of a craving she has had since adolescence. She is now 26 years old. What would be your most appropriate response?
A) Arrange for a separate appointment to prepare instructions about the hazards of ingesting nonfood substances.
B) Emphasize the protein, vitamin, and iron needs of pregnancy nutrition.
C) Suggest she have a hemoglobin assessment done because of the association between pica and iron-deficiency anemia.
D) Kindly but firmly scold her to discourage the habit.
C
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A) alter thoughts and change the stressor focus. B) reduce anxiety and increase energy. C) promote personal control and confidence. D) provide distraction and promote relaxation.
An intensive care unit (ICU) nurse notices that patients seem to have more normal vital signs when they are being visited by their family members, especially when the visitors seem to be more "caring."
However, the hospital has strict visiting hours of 10 minutes every other hour. What would be the most appropriate research question to ask at this time? a. What is patient and family satisfaction with visitation time? b. What is the relationship between length of visitation and vital signs? c. What are the vital signs of ICU patients when visited by caring visitors in comparison with when they are alone? d. Do ICU patients have vital signs in the normal range more frequently when they are being visited by family members?
In the postanesthesia care unit (PACU), a patient's vital signs are blood pressure 116/72, pulse 74, respirations 12, and SpO2 91%. The patient is sleepy but awakens easily. Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Place the patient in a side-lying position. b. Encourage the patient to take deep breaths. c. Prepare to transfer the patient to a clinical unit. d. Increase the rate of the postoperative IV fluids.
The nurse is admitting a client to the labor and delivery unit. Which aspect of the client's history requires notifying the physician?
1. Blood pressure 120/88 2. Father a carrier of sickle-cell trait 3. Dark red vaginal bleeding 4. History of domestic abuse