A nurse is reviewing a basal body temperature chart with a couple. Which change would indicate probable ovulation?
1. Decrease in temperature followed by an increase for several days
2. Increase in temperature followed by a decrease for several days
3. Decrease in temperature that remains until menses begins
4. Steadily increasing temperature over 7 days
1. Decrease in temperature followed by an increase for several days
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An elderly patient in the ICU is receiving intravenous opioid analgesia for pain. The nurse observes that the patient's respiratory rate has decreased to 8 breaths per minute. Which nursing intervention would be most appropriate?
A) Administer naloxone intravenously very slowly. B) Administer diazepam immediately. C) Increase the dose of opioid. D) Massage the patient's feet to stimulate her breathing.
A nurse is assessing a patient's cranial nerves and notes an abnormal response to testing cranial nerve VI. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Ask the patient about recent facial trauma. b. Inform the provider immediately. c. Document findings in the patient's chart. d. Have the patient frown and lift the eyebrows.
If administered properly, anesthetics will never cause a patient to vomit
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The nurse is making a visit to the home of a new mother. Which observation indicates that the mother and infant are in the phase of mutual regulation?
1. The infant grasps the mother's finger while nursing. 2. The mother vocalizes feelings of frustration with her infant. 3. The infant begins to seek out the mother over other individuals. 4. The mother spends more time making eye-to-eye contact with the infant.