A neonate is born at 33 weeks' gestation with a birth weight of 2400 grams. This neonate would be classified as:
A) Low birth weight
B) Very low birth weight
C) Extremely low birth weight
D) Very premature
A
Low birth weight
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A) Hematoma B) Skull fracture C) Embolus D) Stroke
You are assigned to care for a patient with chronic low back pain. What adjustment in pain management do you expect to make?
a. Encouraging the patient to hold off taking a pain drug as long as possible to reduce the potential for addiction. b. Relying on patient report of pain rather than on changes in heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse rate. c. Keeping the environment as quiet as possible to avoid distracting or irritating the patient. d. Using nondrug measures in place of analgesics to relieve the patient's pain.
The nurse reviewing blood gas results notices that the pH and the carbon dioxide are moving in opposite directions. The primary problem is:
1. Respiratory. 2. Acidosis. 3. Metabolic. 4. Alkalosis.
The postpartum patient states that she doesn't understand why she can't enjoy being with her baby. The nurse is concerned about:
1. Postpartum psychosis. 2. Postpartum infection. 3. Postpartum depression. 4. Postpartum blues.