The perinatal nurse is providing care to Marilyn, a 25-year-old G1 TPAL 0000 woman hospitalized with severe hypertension at 33 weeks gestation. The nurse is preparing to administer the second dose of ?–methasone prescribed by the physician
Marilyn asks: "What is this injection for again?" The nurse's best response is:
A) "This is to help your baby's lungs to mature"
B) "This is to prepare your body to begin the labor process"
C) "This is to help stabilize your blood pressure"
D) "This is to help your baby grow and develop in preparation for birth"
A
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Which of the following aspects of gerontological nursing would be most likely classified under private law?
A) The regulation of who may call himself or herself a "nurse" B) The contract between an older adult resident and the owners of the facility C) The legal criteria for declaring an individual mentally incompetent D) The criminal consequences for instances of elder abuse
After teaching a client who is prescribed lithium about the drug, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the client states which of the following?
A) "I need to limit how much I drink." B) "Salt is something that I need to avoid." C) "I should take the drug with food." D) "I need to call the doctor if I have a painful erection."
A client's chest tube is accidentally dislodged. What action by the nurse is best?
a. No action is necessary because the area will reseal itself. b. Cover the insertion site with a sterile gauze and tape three sides. c. Obtain a suture kit and prepare for the physician to suture the site. d. Cover the area with an occlusive dressing.
A client requiring intermittent infusion therapy for cancer is usually treated in which of the following care settings? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home B. Skilled nursing facility (SNF) C. Inpatient unit D. Outpatient clinic E. Infusion center