A woman who is blind will return home after 5 days of hospitalization. When discussing her plan for care of her newborn, which of the following areas would cause you to be most concerned?
A) Whether her home is childproofed
B) That she will not be able to detect newborn jaundice
C) If she understands what jaundice entails even if she cannot see it
D) That she will not be able to read to the child
A
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A student nurse is caring for a male patient diagnosed with gonorrhea. The patient is receiving ceftriaxone and doxycycline. The nursing instructor asks the student why the patient is receiving two antibiotics
What is the student nurse's best response? A) "There are many resistant strains of gonorrhea, so more than one antibiotic may be required for successful treatment." B) "The combination of these two antibiotics reduces the risk of reinfection." C) "Many people infected with gonorrhea are infected with chlamydia as well." D) "This combination of medications will eradicate the infection faster than a single antibiotic."
The nurse receives report from the admission department that a child with a slipped femoral epiphysis is en route to the care area. For which type of child should the nurse begin to plan care?
A) Tall, thin female B) Preadolescent female C) Active school-age male D) Obese preadolescent male
What was the primary reason why Lillian Wald was able to develop the practice of school nursing in this country in the early twentieth century?
a. Concern over the increasing number of school absences b. Expansion of public health care from adults to children c. Government mandate to have nurses in the schools d. Additional funds available to finance health care in school systems
Offering the patient the bedpan or urinal at regularly scheduled intervals may help the patient avoid incontinence
True False