The nurse is reviewing the treatment plan for a pregnant patient with epilepsy. What most likely is a part of this patient's treatment plan? (Select all that apply.)
A) Schedule date for cesarean birth
B) Schedule a high-resolution sonogram
C) Prepare to take additional vitamin K at week 36
D) Continuing 4 mg folate supplements until delivery
E) Have serum alpha-fetoprotein levels drawn at week 15
Ans: B, C, D, E
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a. Those who are homebound and have multiple complex problems b. Those who live alone without close relatives c. Those who show clear evidence of mental and physical decline d. Those with chronic long-term health problems needing pharmaceutical intervention
On a day that the unit is short staffed the nurse assigns an orienting nursing assistant to provide
one-to-one supervision for a suicidal client. The nursing assistant takes the client to the hospital coffee shop, where the client runs out of the hospital into the path of a speeding automobile and sustains permanent brain injury. The hospital investigation reveals the nursing assistant had not received training relative to suicide precautions or one-to-one supervision. The statement that best explains the liability of the nurse in this situation is that the nurse a. is not liable because the nursing assistant provided the direct client supervision. b. is vicariously responsible for the nursing assistant's actions because she delegated the responsibility. c. is not accountable because she acted as an agent for the hospital. d. is not accountable because the hospital should have provided adequate staff.
Which classic feature of an epidural hematoma may distinguish it from other skull hematomas?
a. Unilateral hemiparesis b. Loss of speech c. Temporary hearing loss d. A brief loss of consciousness, then a brief "lucid" moment, followed by a momentary unconsciousness occuring minutes after the injury
__________ is combining the separate parts of a whole and determining a nursing action: for example, after obtaining and reviewing cardiac, renal, and respiratory system data, the nurse determines that the client with congestive heart failure needs oxygen
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