The perinatal nurse is providing care to Carol, a 28-year-old multiparous woman in labor. Upon arrival to the birthing suite, Carol was 5 cm. dilated and experiencing contractions every 1–2 minutes that she describes as "strong"
Carol states she labored for one hour at home. As the nurse assists Carol from the assessment area to her labor and birth room, Carol states that she is feeling some rectal pressure. Carol is most likely experiencing:
A) Hypertonic contractions
B) Hypotonic contractions
C) Precipitate labor
D) Uterine hyperstimulation
C
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A) "There are many drug-resistant strains of gonorrhea, so more than one antibiotic may be required for successful treatment." B) "The combination of these two antibiotics reduces the later risk of reinfection." C) "Many people infected with gonorrhea are infected with chlamydia as well." D) "This combination of medications will eradicate the infection twice as fast than a single antibiotic."
A patient's blood pressure is measured as 138/88 mm Hg in the right arm. The nurse will anticipate which action as a result of this finding?
1. Initiation of therapy with a thiazide diuretic 2. Repeating the measurement in the left arm 3. Diagnosis of prehypertension will be made 4. Instructing the patient to follow the DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) diet
A 77-year-old client who lives alone is admitted to the hospital after his children found him in a confused state at home. It is uncertain whether or not he has been eating correctly
As the nurse is preparing the nursing care plan, which of the following nursing diagnoses would indicate nutrition intervention is appropriate? A) Self-care deficit: feeding B) Risk for impaired skin integrity: colostomy C) Risk for impaired swallowing: resolved D) Risk for activity intolerance
The patient is newly diagnosed with diabetes and will be discharged in the next day or so. The nurse is teaching the patient how to draw up and self-administer his insulin. Which nursing theory is the nurse utilizing?
a. Watson's philosophy of transpersonal caring b. Orem's self-care deficit theory c. Rogers' theory d. Henderson's theory