While working in the prenatal clinic, you care for a very diverse group of patients. When planning interventions for these families, you realize that the acceptance of the interventions will be most influenced by the:
1. educational achievement.
2. income level.
3. subcultural group.
4. individual beliefs.
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1, 2, 3. Incorrect. All of these are factors that are associated with an increase in infant mortality, but ultimately it is the individual's beliefs that influences acceptance of health care interventions.
4. Correct. The patient's beliefs are ultimately the key to accepting health care interventions. However, these beliefs may be influenced by factors such as educational level, income level, and ethnic background.
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1. Go to the nurse's station and immediately call the physician. 2. Run to the delivery room for an emergency birth pack. 3. Stay with the client and ask for auxiliary personnel for assistance. 4. Try to delay the delivery of the infant's head until the physician arrives.
A nursing educator is speaking with a group of new graduates about a patient who has acute glomerulonephritis. The educator should tell the nurses that the patient may exhibit which of the following clinical manifestations?
A) Hematuria B) Decrease in serum creatinine levels C) Hypotension D) Glucosuria
Which employee would likely be unsuccessful in claiming job protection under the Americans with Disabilities act?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. A person who has progressive hearing loss 2. A person who has just revealed he is homosexual 3. A person diagnosed with a gender identity disorder 4. A person who is a compulsive gambler 5. A person with a femur fracture who will require a wheelchair for three months.
Which client may require more help and understanding when integrating the newborn into the family?
a. A primipara from an upper income family b. A primipara who comes from a large family c. A multipara (gravida 2) who has a supportive husband and mother d. A multipara (gravida 6) who has two children younger than 3 years