A nurse is reviewing the lab reports of a 24-hours postpartum patient. The admission hematocrit was 41%, and the current hematocrit is 30%. What should be the initial nursing action in response to this report?
1. Notify the lab for another blood draw to verify accuracy of the report.
2. Increase intravenous infusion rate.
3. Report the lab values to the physician or midwife.
4. Administer 2 units of typed and cross-matched blood.
3. Report the lab values to the physician or midwife.
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A community health nurse is giving an educational presentation about stroke and heart disease at the local senior citizens center. What nonmodifiable risk factor for stroke should the nurse cite?
A) Female gender B) Asian American race C) Advanced age D) Smoking
When an older woman falls down at church and immediately complains of severe pain in her left hip, the choir director recognizes the cardinal sign of a fractured hip when he sees:
1. the left leg is shorter than the right. 2. downward curled toes. 3. internal rotation of the left leg. 4. hematoma on the left hip.
A patient wants to join an HMO. The nurse realizes this type of plan
a. charges according to services provided b. uses precertification programs to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations c. uses fee-for-services d. uses physicians for all care
Which of the following statements about the personal and professional perceptions that nurses bring to providing community health nursing interventions within an international context is most accurate?
A) Community health nurses are not susceptible to preconceived perceptions and biases. B) It is not necessary for community health nurses to face their own beliefs. C) Community health nurses are universally opposed to female circumcision, the use of nonlicensed personnel to carry out medical treatments, and the use of Western interventions used simultaneously with other methods of treatment. D) It is critical for community health nurses to face their own beliefs when confronting female circumcision, the use of nonlicensed personnel to carry out medical treatments, and the use of Western interventions used simultaneously with other methods of treatment.