Briefly explain why you answered the above questions the way you did
A small MCV indicates a microcytic anemia.
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Shortly after the client's health care provider evaluated her cervical dilation as being 7 centimeters, she tells you, "I think I'm about to have the baby!" Which of these actions should the nurse take immediately?
a. Instruct her to pant. b. Leave the room to notify the health care provider. c. Open an emergency birth pack. d. Visualize her perineum for crowning.
In arterial blood gas values, a PaO2 less than 60 mm Hg means:
1. normal respiration. 2. respiratory arrest. 3. respiratory failure. 4. hypoxemia.
You are the nurse assigned to care for a child on the pediatric unit. The lab calls with a potassium level of slightly over 5 milliequivalents per liter. This report comes just as you note a widened QRS complex on the electrocardiogram (EKG)
From this information, you realize this: a. child has a slightly elevated potassium level and you should leave the pediatrician a note b. could lead to cardiac arrest if not treated quickly c. is a normal lab report and a slight deviation from a normal EKG d. should be called to the attention of the oncoming nurse at the end-of-shift report
The perinatal nurse is giving discharge instructions to a woman after suction curettage secondary to a hydatidiform mole. The woman asks why she must take oral contraceptives for the next 12 months
The best response from the nurse would be: a. "If you get pregnant within 1 year, the chance of a successful pregnancy is very small. Therefore, if you desire a future pregnancy, it would be better for you to use the most reliable method of contraception available." b. "The major risk to you after a molar pregnancy is a type of cancer that can be diagnosed only by measuring the same hormone that your body produces during pregnancy. If you were to get pregnant, it would make the diagnosis of this cancer more difficult." c. "If you can avoid a pregnancy for the next year, the chance of developing a second molar pregnancy is rare. Therefore, to improve your chance of a successful pregnancy, it is better not to get pregnant at this time." d. "Oral contraceptives are the only form of birth control that will prevent a recurrence of a molar pregnancy."