The nurse realizes that which of the following tests can be used to initially identify the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies in a client?
1. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
2. Platelet count
3. Red blood cell count
4. Western blot
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The ELISA test detects HIV antibodies. The Western blot is used as a confirmatory test to a positive ELISA test. Red blood cell counts and platelet counts are part of standard blood studies.
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Maternity nurses can work to dispel the health disparities among women through:
a. Increased education for mothers. b. Late prenatal care. c. Increased number of cesarean sections. d. Making all women take more vitamins.
What was the due date you gave her?
A 20-year-old college student comes in with symptoms of fatigue, nausea, and an increase in urination. Her last period was 3 months ago (June 20, 2008). She is sexually active and always uses condoms. Her past medical history is unremarkable. On examination you see a young, anxious-appearing woman. Her vital signs are unremarkable. Her head, eyes, ears, throat, neck, thyroid, cardiac, pulmonary, and abdominal examinations are unremarkable. On pelvic examination a soft cervix is palpated and a 14-week-sized uterus is palpated. A urine pregnancy test is positive. You then inform the patient that she is expecting and, using Naegele's rule, give her the estimated date of confinement (EDC, or due date). A) March 27, 2009 B) March 13, 2009 C) September 27, 2009 D) March 20, 2009
The nurse is caring for a 73-year-old female client who is 3 days postoperative for a bowel ob-struction
The nurse knows that the stress response of surgery causes fluid-balance changes in the second to fifth postoperative day, when aldosterone, glucocorticoids, and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) are increasingly secreted, causing sodium and chloride retention and potassium excretion. Because of this, it is important for the nurse to closely monitor: 1. Urine output 2. Intake of sodium 3. Activity level 4. Oxygen level