Donna is a 34-year-old patient with a spinal cord injury. After two months in the hospital, Donna expresses concern to the nurse that she hasn't had a menstrual period since her accident. The nurse explains that
A) it may take approximately 6 months for her periods to return.
B) she will probably not have a normal menstrual cycle.
C) she will most likely not have periods and will not need birth control.
D) she should have started her periods by now so the nurse will report this finding to the physician.
A
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She was seen by a new cardiologist this week and was started on four new medications. She thinks one is a new "water pill," and she is unsure about the others. The drugs are very expensive and she is waiting for them to arrive by mail order, so she quit taking all her other medications two days ago. The nurse's best set of interventions would be to: A) Obtain a list of her current medications, check for interactions, and consult the emergency room physician B) Obtain a brief history and vitals, then allow the emergency room physician to sort out the details because he will be ordering the medications C) Obtain a set of vitals, do a focused assessment, compile a list of her medications along with when she took them last, and consult with the emergency room physician D) Obtain a set of vitals, do a complete assessment, compile a list of her medications and exactly when she took them last, then consult with the emergency room physician
You are a community-based care manager in a community that does not have a resource directory available. One of your goals is to compile such a directory. What would be important to include in this directory? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Nearby medical facilities B) List of social service workers in the community C) Eligibility requirements for services D) Commonly used resources E) Costs of services
Family nursing models are an example of:
1. Middle-range theories. 2. Grand theories. 3. Borrowed theories. 4. Social science theories.
A newborn is jaundiced and receiving phototherapy via ultraviolet bank lights. An appropriate nursing intervention when caring for an infant with hyperbilirubinemia and receiving photother-apy by this method would be to:
a. Apply an oil-based lotion to the newborn's skin to prevent dying and cracking. b. Limit the newborn's intake of milk to prevent nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. c. Place eye shields over the newborn's closed eyes. d. Change the newborn's position every 4 hours.