The mother of an infant with multiple anomalies tells the nurse that she had a viral infection in the beginning of her pregnancy. Which viral infection is associated with fetal anomalies?
a. Measles
b. Roseola
c. Rubella
d. Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
C
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A Measles is not associated with congenital defects.
B Most cases of roseola occur in children 6 to 18 months old.
C The rubella virus can cross the placenta and infect the fetus, causing fetal
anomalies.
D HSV can be transmitted to the newborn infant during vaginal delivery, causing
multisystem disease. It is not transmitted transplacentally to the fetus during
gestation.
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A) Mitral valve B) Tricuspid valve C) Pulmonic valve D) Aortic valve
The hospital has initiated a new fall risk-assessment tool. The nurse manager would like to reward those staff members who use the tool regularly. Which method of reinforcement would be most successful in getting long-term compliance?
1. A coupon for free lunch each time the tool is utilized 2. A counseling session with the nurse manager when the assessment tool has not been utilized 3. A coupon for a free lunch for staff members who have utilized the tool appropriately during a medical record review of nursing documentation 4. A pizza party for the staff when there is 100% compliance
A nurse working in a rural hospital explains to a friend in another location that one aspect of rural nursing that differs markedly from urban practice is that the rural nurse
a. has to use critical thinking on a daily basis in order to practice. b. may know some of his or her patients personally, leading to stress. c. might have to handle situations on her or his own until help arrives. d. will see a variety of patients with a variety of medical problems.
Daniel has been on 60 mg of prednisone for 10 days to treat a severe asthma exacerbation. It is time to discontinue the prednisone. How is prednisone discontinued?
1. Patients with asthma are transitioned directly off the prednisone onto inhaled corticosteroids. 2. Prednisone can be abruptly discontinued with no adverse effects. 3. Develop a tapering schedule to slowly wean Daniel off the prednisone. 4. Substitute the prednisone with another anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen.