When assessing a newborn for coagulation factors, the perinatal nurse recalls that coagulation factors to enable the newborn to effectively clot blood after childbirth are activated by ____________________

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.


vitamin K

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The nurse assesses the quality of which of the following patient characteristics when applying the Get-Up-and-Go test from the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model?

a. Stride b. Speed c. Balance d. Flexibility

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Which of the following statements regarding WHO Collaborating Centers is most accurate?

A) One or two Regional Nursing Advisors carry out the work of a region that might be the home to thousands of nursing personnel. B) The World Health Organization Collaborating Centers in Nursing and other fields focus on specific areas of expertise and carry out the work of the member countries in these areas. C) It is referred to a philosophy, a movement, a way of thinking, a setting for health services, or a set of principles. D) It focuses on professional issues to support the development of particular health-related practitioners.

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A 30-year-old client with chills and fever is diagnosed with septicemia. The client has

been prescribed an aminoglycoside antibiotic. What information should the nurse include in client teaching? A) Take full dose of the antibiotic prescribed B) Reduce the dose after the fever subsides C) Discontinue the drug soon after fever subsides D) Take a higher dosage if the fever does not subside

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The nurse is assessing the psychosocial development of a preschooler. What are normal activities characteristic of the preschooler? Select all that apply

A) Plans activities and makes up games B) Initiates activities with others C) Acts out roles of other people D) Engages in parallel play with peers E) Classifies or groups objects by their common elements F) Understands relationships among objects

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