The clinic nurse advocates for smoking cessation during pregnancy. Potential harmful effects of prenatal tobacco use include:
Select all answers that apply:
A) Preterm birth
B) Gestational hypertension
C) Gestational diabetes
D) Small for gestational age infant
A, D
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While assessing a client's respirations as abnormal, the nurse notes the following:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The rate of respirations 2. The depth of respirations 3. The client's normal breathing patterns 4. The relationship of respirations to cardiovascular function 5. Lack of sound when breathing
A female patient has informed her primary care provider that she has been experiencing problems after sexual intercourse over the past several days
Upon further questioning, the patient states that the essence of her problem is a fishy vaginal odor, and the clinician strongly suspects bacterial vaginosis (BV). What should the nurse at the clinic explain to this patient about her problem? A) The infection is self-limiting and will resolve in a few days. B) Antibiotics are usually effective in curing BV. C) If left untreated, BV is likely to progress to pelvic inflammatory disease. D) The patient will need to abstain from sex for 4 to 6 weeks.
A nurse is discussing the side effects of opioid medications with a group of cancer patients. Which signs and symptoms are side effects of chronic opiate use that should be discussed? (Se-lect all that apply)
a. Sedation b. Orthostatic hypotension c. Hypertension d. Nausea e. Diarrhea
When an antibody titer to varicella zoster virus is performed on a nurse, the titer is negative. Which result and action by the nurse's supervisor are most appropriate?
a. The nurse has chickenpox and is conta-gious. The supervisor sends the nurse home. b. The nurse has never been infected with varicella zoster virus. The supervisor as-signs another nurse to care for clients with chickenpox. c. The nurse had a subclinical case of herpes at least 5 years ago and is now immune to the disease. The supervisor assigns the nurse to a client with chickenpox. d. The nurse has never been infected with varicella zoster virus and is susceptible to herpes. The supervisor assigns another nurse to a client with herpes.