The primigravida has been pushing for three hours, and the fetus is making slow descent. The partner asks the nurse if pushing for this long is normal. How should the nurse respond?
A. "Your baby is taking a little longer than average, but is making progress."
B. "First babies take a long time to be born; the next baby will be easier."
C. "The birth would go faster if you had taken prenatal classes and practiced."
D. "Every baby is different; there really are no norms for labor and birth."
A
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__________ Punishment and obedience __________ Law-and-order orientation __________ Instrumental–relativist orientation __________ "Good boy–nice girl" stage
A nurse has been studying theory in class. Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse has an adequate understanding of theory?
a. "A theory can be used to predict some-thing.". b. "A theory can measure outcomes.". c. "Theory can be helpful to formulate a plan of action.". d. "Theory is used to help evaluate interven-tions.".
Which term is defined as "the way in which drugs work to change body function?"
A. Personal responses B. Pharmacodynamics C. Pharmacokinetics D. Physiologic effect
A difference between fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins is that fat-soluble vitamins:
A. are more readily absorbed by the intestine than water-soluble vitamins. B. are not stored in the body, whereas water-soluble vitamins are well stored in the liver and fatty tissues. C. are less easily depleted through renal excretion than water-soluble vitamins. D. are not affected by conditions such as biliary obstruction, whereas water-soluble vitamins are influenced by biliary function.