What usually causes primary bradycardia in newborns?

A) Decreased vagal tone
B) Hypothermia
C) Structural heart disease
D) Hypothyroidism


Answer: C) Structural heart disease

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The nurse receives a laboratory report that states her patient's digoxin level is 1.2 mg/mL; therapeutic range for this drug is 0.5 to 2.0 mg/mL. Which action should the nurse take?

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Which patients would the nurse identify as being at risk for developing cor pulmonale? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply

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Teaching a group of caregivers about the topic of nutrition, one caregiver tells the group, "I use desserts as a reward for good behavior." A person in the group asks the nurse what she thinks about that idea

Which of the following statements by the nurse would be the most appropriate? "Using dessert as a reward for good behavior may cause the child to: A) only behave on days when dessert is something she likes." B) learn to choose sweets over nutritious food." C) cause the child to be overweight." D) learn to use food to manipulate others' behavior."

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