A client is admitted to the labor unit with contractions 1.5 to 2 minutes apart and lasting 60 to 90 seconds. The client is apprehensive and irritable
This nurse understands this information to indicate that the client is most likely in what phase of labor? A. Active
B. Transition
C. Latent
D. Second
B
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The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving vancomycin (Vancocin) to treat a severe infection. The next vancomycin dose is due to be administered at 10:00 A.M. What time will the nurse draw the vancomycin serum trough level?
a. 7:30 A.M. b. 9:30 A.M. c. 11:30 A.M. d. 1:30 P.M.
The hospice nurse introduced the family to the volunteer coordinator who will assign a volunteer to the patient. What can a hospice volunteer do for a patient and caregiver?
a. Give the family respite b. Give necessary medication in the absence of the nurse c. Be at the family's disposal 16 hours a week d. Bathe the patient
The nurse is interested in attending a certification program that educates nurses on the best practice based on evidence. Which organization would be the nurse's best choice for this certification?
1. The Sara Cole Hirsh Institute. 2. The Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 3. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 4. The Cochrane Library.
The nurse is caring for a patient in the outpatient setting who has been diagnosed with a personality disorder. Which will the nurse recognize as indicators that the patient has schizotypal personality disorder?
1. The patient is awkward and has a flat affect. 2. That patient has odd mannerisms and eccentric dress. 3. The patient is suspicious and distrustful. 4. The patient shows a lack of remorse for others.