The client is using oral contraceptives. She tells the nurse that her family is complete, and that she now desires permanent contraception. Which statement should the nurse include in teaching this client about sterilization options?
A. "Essure becomes effective three months after insertion."
B. "Vasectomy is effective immediately after the procedure."
C. "Tubal ligation is not advised until the client is age 35."
D. "Oral contraception should be taken until menopause."
A
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A) short length of stay. B) learning disabilities. C) educational level. D) family involvement.
What information is missing from the IV label?
1000 AM Jane Doe 1000 mL D5W at 100 mL/hr or 17 gtt/min from 10 AM – 8 PM Initials AB A) Date and time B) Date and patient name C) Time and room bed number D) Date and room bed number
An older patient with Alzheimer's disease has a feeding tube. The family wants to know if the patient will ever be able to eat solid food again. What information should the nurse include when responding to this family's question?
1. The dietitian will decide if this can be done. 2. It depends upon the patient's functional eating abilities. 3. This can be done but the feeding tube has to be removed first. 4. In the patient with dementia, the restoration of natural feeding is highly unlikely.
A nurse working with Mary Breckinridge would have likely assisted with:
a. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement b. Developing health programs geared toward improving the health care of the rural populations c. Blazing a nursing trail through the Rockies, providing nursing care to miners and their families d. Teaching birth control measures to large numbers of women in the South