A nurse is performing an assessment on a pregnant woman during a prenatal visit. Which of the following findings would lead the nurse to report to the obstetrician that the patient may be experiencing intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)?
A) Leopold's maneuvers: Hard round object in the fundus, flat object on left of uterus, small parts on right of uterus, soft round object above the symphysis
B) Weight gain: 6-pound increase over 4-week period
C) Fundal height measurement: 22 cm at 26 weeks gestation
D) Alpha-fetoprotein assessment: level is one-half normal, accompanied by complaints of severe nausea and vomiting
C
Fundal height measurement: 22 cm at 26 weeks gestation
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A) "Older clients may need information repeated to them several times." B) "Older clients may have a harder time switching their attention from one person to another if they are both speaking to the client at the same time." C) "Older clients may have difficulty in filtering out irrelevant information." D) "An older client's vocabulary may decrease with age."
The charge nurse has instructed the nurse to complete a focused interview on the client who has just been admitted to the facility with complaints consistent with kidney stones
Which of the following actions by the nurse indicates the best understanding of the assignment? 1. The nurse obtains a urine sample to send for a urinalysis. 2. The nurse takes the client's vital signs. 3. The nurse questions the client about dietary preferences. 4. The nurse asks the client about the characteristics of the pain being experienced.
The nurse has been teaching a client with type 2 diabetes menu planning using the exchange list based on a 2000-calorie diet. The nurse asked the client to plan several dinner menus
Which of the following menus demonstrates the client's understanding of the exchange diet? A) 1 cup of spaghetti noodles, 4 meatballs, 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce; coleslaw, 1 slice of buttered garlic bread, and 1 cup of milk B) 4 oz of broiled hamburger patty, 1 cup of mashed potatoes with butter, 1 cup of green beans, and 1 cup of low-fat vanilla ice cream C) 1 1/2 cups of chicken noodle soup (1/2 cup of chicken breast, 1 cup of egg noodles, chopped carrots, onions, celery, and broth), 1 oz of saltine crackers, 1 cup of hot tea with 1 teaspoon of honey D) 1 taco shell, 3 oz of taco meat; 1 1/2 cups combined chopped lettuce, tomato, onion; 1/3 cup of rice; and 1 cup of papaya