A nurse is counseling a pregnant cocaine abuser. What should the nurse inform this patient that she is placing her baby at significant risk for?
a. Severe allergies
b. Neurologic impairments
c. Hearing impairment
d. Higher birth weights
B
Babies born to mothers who are addicted to cocaine have a higher incidence of hyperactivity and neurologic problems.
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Which of the following models of health promotion and illness prevention was developed to illustrate how people interact with their environment as they pursue health?
A) The health promotion model B) The health belief model C) The health–illness continuum D) The agent–host–environment model
A nurse observes an interaction between a married couple with children. The wife says to the nurse, "Every time we start to discuss rules for the children, we get into shouting matches. We can't ever settle on anything
We just shout at each other". This family seeks counseling at a community mental health center. As the nurse continues to take notes of the initial family visit, she writes, "Marital schism." What does the nurse mean by this documentation? A) The couple has a compatible marriage relationship. B) The husband has a dominant relationship over the wife. C) The couple has an enmeshed relationship. D) The couple has an incompatible marriage relationship.
During an acute MI, if not specifically contraindicated, all patients should receive:
1. warfarin. 2. digoxin. 3. a calcium channel blocker. 4. a beta blocker.
Prior to an MRI, the patient asks why there is so much concern about metal objects and the MRI machine. The nurse's best explanation is that the MRI machine will (select all that ap-ply):
1. cause metal objects to spark, like in a microwave. 2. deactivate the battery in a pacemaker. 3. cause metal to heat up and burn the patient. 4. not transmit clear data if metal is present. 5. attract any metal into the MRI chamber.