A nurse is assessing a fetal heart rate (FHR) and notes accelerations from the baseline rate when the fetus is moving. How should the nurse interpret this finding?

A. A reassuring sign
B. A nonreassuring sign
C. An indication of fetal distress
D. An indication of the need to contact the health care provider


Ans: A. A reassuring sign

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Part of understanding cardiac electrical function is understanding the normal conduction system of the heart. List the following parts in normal functional order

A) Bundle of His B) Intranodal pathways C) Atrioventricular node D) Left bundle branches E) Sinoatrial node F) Purkinje fibers

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After completing nutritional screening with a client, the nurse identifies the diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements. What should the nurse identify as a realistic goal for this client?

a. Increase fat in the diet 2b. Replace sweets with high-protein foods c. Increase weight by one pound per week d. Decrease physical activity to 2 hours per week

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Which statement(s) is/are most true about the concept of acculturation? Select all that apply

a. A person who accepts both his own culture and a new culture and adopts elements of each has been acculturated. b. It is theorized that it can take years and even generations for an immigrant group to acculturate. c. A person who gradually learns and takes on the essential values, beliefs, and behaviors of the dominant culture has been acculturated. d. Acculturation is the outgrowth of a minority group's need to survive and flourish in a new culture.

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A patient comes to the clinic complaining of a taste disturbance. Which medication that the patient is currently prescribed is most likely responsible for this disturbance?

a. Furosemide, a diuretic b. Phenytoin, an anticonvulsant c. Glyburide, an antidiabetic d. Heparin, an anticoagulant

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