A 15-year-old girl came to the free clinic for care as she had become sexually active some time ago and decided she needed to obtain appropriate health care. What care can the clinic probably give to her without involving her parents? (Select all that app
a. An abortion if that is her decision
b. Antibiotics for a skin infection from scratching her acne
c. Birth control pills or Depo-Provera
d. Pap smear and routine gynecologic care
e. Pregnancy tests and prenatal care if she is pregnant
f. Diagnosis of and treatment for any sexually transmitted disease (STD)
ANS: D, E, F
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In talking with parents about the life expectancy of children who have the sickle cell trait, the nurse will share with the parents whose children with the sickle cell trait:
a. often live only into their 20s or early 30s b. usually die at about age 45 c. most often do not live past age 55 d. do not have a decreased life expectancy
The nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and has just had an amniotomy. The nurse notes that the fetal heart rate has decreased from 140 bpm immediately prior to the amniotomy to 95 bpm. Upon vaginal examination, the nurse feels a portion of the umbilical cord in the vagina. Which is the nurse's next action in caring for this client?
A. Carefully push the umbilical cord back into the vagina with a sterile gauze. B. Immediately place the client in reverse Trendelenburg and prepare to move the client to the operating room for a caesarean section. C. Assist the client to the knee-chest position and notify the healthcare provider. D. Place oxygen on the client at 2 L/min per nasal cannula and turn the client to the left side.
Aminoglycosides can produce a synergistic bactericidal action when combined with ________.
A. cephalosporins B. tetracyclines C. macrolides D. sulfonamides
A nurse is asked, “Why are you so rarely in the department office?” Which of the following would be the most appropriate response?
a. "I have to be where the people are."
b. "I prefer to write my reports in my car immediately after my intervention."
c. "I thought I was paid to be in the community, not the office."
d. "I try to avoid paperwork as much as possible."