The nurse is teaching a class for new parents. A new mother asks why her infant can propel himself with his arms instead of using his legs to crawl. Your response is based on your understanding that:
a. Muscular development is cephalocaudalB. Muscular development is proximalC. Muscular development is proximodistal
D. Both A and C
D
Muscular development of infants is both cephalocaudal (head to toe) and proximodistal (in to out).
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The client has just completed genetic testing and received a negative result. The client tells the nurse that he feels guilty because so many of his family members are carriers of a genetic disease but he is not
What is the nurse's best response? a. Make certain that the client recognizes that although he is not a carrier of the dis-ease, he could still be symptomatic. b. Encourage the client to undergo a second round of testing to verify that the result was accurate. c. Arrange for the client to undergo coun-seling and offer support to him during this time. d. Emphasize to the client the importance of revealing his test results to other family members.
The physician and nurse participate with a patient in making a particularly difficult moral decision. If the decision-making process is properly implemented, which of the following may occur?
a. The goal will be reached. c. Other actions may be required. b. Other dilemmas emerge. d. All of the above
The ability to organize and manage individual responses to the demands of the environment is called ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The LPN is caring for a patient who is a nursing mother and has been given a prescription. The patient asks the LPN how to avoid exposing her infant to the medication. The most appropriate response of the LPN is to suggest that the mother to do which of the following?
A. only take the medication if it is known to have a very long half-life B. take the medication right before the infant is scheduled for a nap C. make certain that the medication is a sustained-release formula D. continue to breastfeed even if a feeding is skipped