A young mother has just delivered her first baby. She is bleeding, and you estimate her blood loss is greater than 1000 mL. Which of the following is the appropriate treatment for this patient?
A) Massage the uterus.
B) Withhold breast-feeding.
C) Pack the vagina with sterile dressings.
D) Apply direct pressure to the external genitalia.
Answer: A) Massage the uterus.
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A researcher notes that 3 of 30 subjects had extreme anxiety scores when compared with the other subjects. These three subjects would be treated as:
a. deviants. b. outliers. c. unexpected findings. d. ungrouped participants.
The nurse is reviewing the diagnostic test results for a patient suspected of having a DVT. The results show a negative D-dimer test. How does the nurse interpret this data?
a. The test excludes DVT. b. Venous duplex ultrasonography is needed. c. The patient has arterial disease. d. Impedance plethysmography is needed.
Your patient is 34 weeks pregnant and during a regular prenatal visit tells you she does not understand how to do "kick counts." The best response by the nurse would be to explain:
a. "Here is an information sheet on how to do kick counts."b. "It is not important to do kick counts because you have a low-risk pregnancy."c. "Fetal kick counts are not a reliable indicator of fetal well-being in the third trimester."d. "Fetal movements are an indicator of fetal well-being. You should count twice a day, and you should feel 10 fetal movements in 2 hours."