Prenatal vitamins have high doses of which vitamin to help prevent spina bifida?
a. Vitamin D
b. Folic Acid
c. Calcium
d. Iron
Answer: b. Folic Acid
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A) Continue to follow the written plan of care. B) Make recommendations for revising the plan of care. C) Ask another health care professional to design a plan of care. D) State "goal will be met at a later date."
The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who gave birth to her first child yesterday. Which nursing action indicates accurate understanding of adolescent parenting concepts?
1. The client's mother is included in all discussions and demonstrations. 2. The father of the baby is encouraged to change a diaper and give a bottle. 3. The nurse explains the characteristics and cues of the baby during the assessment. 4. A discussion on contraceptive methods is the first topic of teaching.
The patient reports right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain that is worse with coughing. Based on the patient's history, the nurse suspects appendicitis
What additional examination technique does the nurse perform to confirm this suspicion? a. Placing the hand over the lower right thigh and asking the patient to flex the knee while pushing down on the knee to resist it and noting if the patient complains of pain b. Palpating deeply a point of the abdomen, located halfway between the umbilicus and the left anterior iliac crest c. Asking the patient to flex the right hip and knee to 90 degrees, then abducting the leg and noting if the patient complains of pain d. Pressing down in an area away from the RLQ at a 90-degree angle to the abdomen, then releasing the fingers quickly and noting any complaint of pain
Mr. Jackson calls the nurse's station stating that his wife, who delivered last week, is happy one minute and crying the next. Mr. Jackson says, "She was never like this before the baby was born." The nurse's initial response should be to:
a. tell him to ignore the mood swings because they will go away. b. reassure him that this behavior is normal. c. advise him to get immediate psychological help for her. d. instruct him in the signs, symptoms, and duration of postpartum blues.