To perform Leopold's maneuvers, the nurse uses which assessment technique?
a. Percussing over the symphysis pubis
b. Auscultating all four abdominal quadrants
c. Palpating the fundus
d. Measuring from symphysis pubis to the umbilicus
ANS: C
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Assessment of a newborn reveals the heart rate is 180 beats/minute. To determine whether this finding is a common variation rather than a sign of distress, what else does the nurse need to know?
A) How many hours old is this newborn? B) How long ago did this newborn eat? C) What was the newborn's birth weight? D) Is acrocyanosis present?
Why would a hospital use surveillance?
a. To protect the public against isolated patients b. To eliminate pathogens from the environment c. To improve quality of care and outcomes d. To decrease the incidence of ventilator-acquired pneumonia
It may be necessary to credit sources even when the original statements are ___________ (rewritten in your own words) if the concept being presented must be attributed to another
Fill in the blank with correct word