The pregnant client asks the nurse about the type of exercises that are allowable during her pregnancy. The nurse would instruct the client that the safest exercise to engage in is which of the following?
1. Swimming
2. Water skiing
3. Aerobic exercising
4. Downhill skiing
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Rationale: Competitive or high-risk sports, such as scuba diving, water skiing, downhill skiing, horseback riding, basketball, volleyball, aerobic exercising, and gymnastics, should be avoided. Non–weight-bearing exercises are preferable to weight-bearing exercises. Exercises to avoid are shoulder standing and bicycling with the legs in the air because the use of the knee-chest position should be avoided. Non–weight-bearing exercise, such as swimming, is allowable.
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One of the areas of supervision defined by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is "independent judgment
" Which nurses fall into this category? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. A nurse who routinely reviews lab work and makes a clinical judgment of when to notify the physician 2. A nurse who works twice a month as charge nurse on an acute care unit 3. A nurse who makes team assignments as part of the charge nurse role 4. A nurse whose job includes choosing which assistants to place with which clients 5. A nurse who applies assessment findings when altering the plan of care for a client
The nurse is preparing a patient for surgery. The patient is to undergo a hysterectomy without oophorectomy and the nurse is witnessing the patient's signature on a consent form
Which comment by the patient would best indicate informed consent? A) "I know I'll be fine because the physician said he has done this procedure hundreds of times." B) "I know I'll have pain after the surgery." C) "The physician is going to remove my uterus and told me about the risk of hemorrhage." D) "Because the physician isn't taking my ovaries, I'll still be able to have children."
The nurse has completed the initial assessment of a client and has analyzed and clustered the data. What should the nurse complete next in the diagnostic process?
1. Formulate a diagnosis. 2. Verify the data. 3. Research collaborative and nursing-related interventions. 4. Identify the client's problem, health risks, and strengths.
A 61-year-old client with diabetes mellitus has physician's orders for meticulous foot care. Which of the following is the best rationale for the order?
1. The aging process causes increased skin breakdown. 2. There is increased neuropathy with this pathology that places the client at risk. 3. The client probably has a history of poor hygienic care. 4. The lower extremities are difficult to see and therefore hard to maintain with good hygiene.