Language development is considered to be a learned behavior. Nurses encourage language development in infants and toddlers by:

A) Using "baby talk"
B) Talking to the infants as they would talk to adults
C) Using simple, age-appropriate words
D) Using full, long sentences


C

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a. Grab bars to reach high items b. Long-handled bath scrub brush c. Soft rocker-recliner chair d. Toothbrush with built-up handle e. Wheelchair cushion for comfort

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A client who is being discharged has been instructed to continue with sulfonamide therapy for a week. Which of the following points should the nurse include in the teaching plan to educate the client about the therapy?

A) Discontinue dosage if symptoms of infection disappear. B) Take the drug a few minutes before a meal. C) Take any off-the-shelf medication if fever occurs. D) Ensure that all follow-up appointments are met.

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The nurse is conducting peritoneal dialysis for a client with renal failure and finds the drainage tubing has no outflow. The priority action that the nurse would take is to

a. apply a 5-pound sandbag to the abdomen. b. check the tubing for kinks or obstruction. c. notify the physician about the problem. d. try a more concentrated dialysate solution.

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A patient who was raped is in the emergency department. She asks the nurse what her alternatives are for emergency contraception. The nurse tells her she can: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected

Select all that apply. 1. Take levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol. 2. Have Essure implanted. 3. Have a laparoscopic tubal ligation. 4. Take levonorgestrel alone, but in a high dose. 5. Take high doses of male hormones.

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