The nurse is explaining Dr. T. Berry Brazelton's Neonatal Behavioral Scale to the parents of a newborn. The scale identifies six states of reactivity in newborns. The newborn's body is relatively still and his eyes are open

The parents ask which state the baby is in right now and how should they react to this state? What is the best answer the nurse could give? The baby is in the:
A) active alert state; rock the baby to sleep.
B) active alert state; play with the baby.
C) quiet alert state; rock the baby to sleep.
D) quiet alert state; play with the baby.


D

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The nurse is creating a plan of care for a patient with a cardiomyopathy. What priority goal should underlie most of the assessments and interventions that are selected for this patient?

A) Absence of complications B) Adherence to the self-care program C) Improved cardiac output D) Increased activity tolerance

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The nurse has assigned nursing assistive personnel to obtain the temperatures on the unit's clients

Which of the following statements made by the assistive personnel shows the greatest need for additional instruction regarding appropriate temperature monitoring orally? 1. "Are all the clients cooperative enough to take the temperatures orally?" 2. "Do you want me to take the temperature tympanically on everyone?" 3. "I'll wait until breakfast is over so I won't distract them from eating." 4. "I'll chart the results and let you know whose temperature is running high."

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A nurse is assessing a Native American client. Which biological variation would the nurse expect to find?

A) Dry cerumen in the ears B) Profuse perspiration in the axillary area C) Strong body odor D) Longer eustachian tubes

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10.6477 rounded to the nearest tenth is ________.

A. 10.65 B. 11.0 C. 10.6 D. 10.64

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