A client of normal prepregnancy weight asks what her total weight gain during the pregnancy should be. The MOST appropriate answer for the nurse is:
a. 10 to 12 pounds c. 20 to 25 pounds
b. 14 to 16 pounds d. 25 to 35 pounds
D
Total weight gain in a woman of normal weight should be 25 to 35 pounds, distributed as follows: weeks 1 to 12: 2 to 4 pounds; weeks 13 to 40: 1 pound per week.
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A 35-year-old male patient is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. He was originally being treated at home, but became worse when he quit taking his antibiotic prematurely. What is an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?
A) Deficient knowledge: monitoring temperature B) Noncompliance C) Risk for injury related to hypoxia D) Non-adherence: overuse
The nurse is collecting a 24-hour urine specimen from a client with an indwelling urinary catheter. How should the nurse collect this specimen?
1. Empty the catheter bag once a shift and place the urine in a collection container on ice. 2. Disconnect the catheter from the tubing and drain the urine directly into the collection container. 3. Aspirate urine from the tubing port with a sterile needle every hour and place in a collection container on ice. 4. Place the catheter bag on ice and empty regularly into the collection bottle, which is also kept on ice.
A patient in the orthopedic unit was in a serious accident that resulted in a complete transection of his spinal cord at the T7 level. As his nurse, you know that this patient will
A. Be a paraplegic for the rest of his life B. Need ventilator care for several months C. Require patient teaching about autonomic dysreflexia D. Regain some leg function once spinal shock is resolved
While studying learning, the nursing student identifies which of the following attributes of learning as applying to both clients and self? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. A consequence of experience 2. An individual process 3. A change in behavior 4. An experience that occurs with the teacher 5. An intellectual and emotional process