A nurse is assisting the physician in the use of a vacuum extractor for delivery in a client who has only a small rim of cervix stretched over the remaining fetal head
At which point does the nurse expect to attach the distal end of the extractor tube to suction?
A) After the cup and sterile tubing are assembled
B) Once the cup has been applied to the fetal head
C) When the physician selects the appropriate cup
D) Before digital examination of the suction cup is performed
A
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A nurse is explaining to an older adult client that many of the changes in his body that are currently causing him frustration may have their origins in genetic changes that may have in fact benefited him during his younger years
Which of the following theories of aging underlies the nurse's explanation? A) Disposable soma theory B) Free radical theory C) Mutation accumulation theory D) Antagonistic pleiotropy theory
A graduate nurse is nervous about caring for older adult patients because of the personality changes that occur with aging. How should the nurse's preceptor respond to this statement?
1. "Personality tends to stay stable through life, rarely showing signs of change during final years." 2. "The losses many elderly experience understandably will impact their personality." 3. "The personalities of the elderly do undergo some significant changes after the eighth decade of life." 4. "After retirement, feelings of disuse cause many elderly to begin demonstrating personality changes."
Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how individual patient variability might affect the patient's response to the medication? (Select all that apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the medication b. Ease of administration c. Family medical history d. Patient's age e. Patient's diagnosis
Karen continues to have an excessive blood loss and the perinatal nurse notifies the health care provider. Which medication would the nurse expect would be given first:
A) Methergine B) Ergotrate C) Carboprost D) Oxytocin or pitocin