The nurse teaching a class for women anticipating pregnancy explains that gonorrhea and Chlamydia pose a threat to the newborn because:
A) the treatment for these diseases can cause irreversible mental retardation. B) the organisms can cause birth defects if acquired during early pregnancy. C) the baby might encounter the organisms in the birth canal during delivery. D) the infection can restrict fetal growth and prevent lung development.
C
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Which of these processes is an example of passive transport?
a. diffusion c. integration b. buffering d. configuration
The nurse notes that two obese male residents snore loudly throughout the night. The nurse recognizes that snoring usually accompanies which health problem?
A) Central sleep apnea B) Nocturnal sleep apnea C) Obstructive sleep apnea D) A combination of central and obstructive sleep apneas
The nurse is teaching an in-service educational presentation about working with battered women
The nurse should explain that it is often frustrating for nurses to work with battered women for which reasons? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. There is little the nurse can really do to help. 2. Healthcare policies and practices are not supportive of abused women. 3. Both husband and wife must agree to therapy. 4. These women might return to the abusive situation. 5. Women often believe that they are the cause of the abuse.
A new resident was touring the local elementary school where she planned to enroll her 5-year-old child
She was shocked at the children in the classroom who had machines attached to various parts of their bodies. She asked, "Why is this? Where did all these children come from?" How might the nurse respond? A. "Most of them are suffering from various accidents and injuries and will be independent of those machines soon." B. "Our high technologic medical system is saving more high-risk babies, and when these children become older, they attend school." C. "This school is the dumping ground in our county for such children." D. "You just happened to visit on our annual ‘meet the handicapped' day."