You care for a patient who has a retroverted uterus. You would explain that this means her
A) uterus is bent sharply backward at the cervix.
B) cervix is located behind the Douglas cul-de-sac.
C) entire uterus is tipped backward.
D) uterus is anterior to the bladder.
C
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The nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to help prevent hemorrhage caused by uterine atony. Which drug would the nurse most likely administer? Select all that apply
A) Carboprost (Hemabate) B) Indomethacin (Indocin) C) Methylergonovine (Methergine) D) Terbutaline (Brethine) E) Misoprostol (Cytotec)
A new nurse is pulled from the surgical unit to work on the oncology unit. The nurse displays the critical thinking attitudes of humility and responsibility by
a. Refusing the assignment. b. Asking for an orientation to the unit. c. Assuming that patient care will be the same as on the other units. d. Admitting lack of knowledge and going home.
How will you manage her anxiety about the reactions she claims she is getting from those around her? Provide rationales for your approach to this cause of her anxiety
What will be an ideal response?
A client is scheduled to take ticlopidine. The nurse plans to take which action before implementing this medication therapy?
1. Take the client's blood pressure. 2. Obtain a prothrombin time (PT). 3. Take the client's apical heart rate. 4. Review the results of the complete blood cell (CBC) count.