The mother with a history of delivering preterm infants is given an amniocentesis to measure the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio to detect:
a. Meconium
b. Protein level
c. Sufficiency of surfactant
d. Evidence of adequate perfusion of placenta
C
The lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio test detects the adequacy of surfactant.
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1. Grapefruit juice. 2. St. John's wort. 3. Melatonin. 4. Sage. 5. SAMe.
The nurse is caring for a dying client. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement to control the client's pain? (Select all that apply.)
a. assess pain level every 4 hours b. administer pain medications in a timely manner around the clock c. delay pain medication if the client is asleep d. evaluate the effectiveness of the pain medications frequently e. administer oxygen f. address break-through pain in a timely manner
When documenting a client's axillary temperature on the graphic sheet, how should the nurse identify the method of assessing the temperature?
1. AX. 2. O. 3. R. 4. SL.
Following a heart attack, prior family problems
a) tend to be viewed as trivial. b) often are worked through more realistically. c) often become worse. d) have no impact on adherence to cardiac rehabilitation regimen.