The nurse is preparing to examine the external genitalia of a school-age girl. Which of these positions would be most appropriate in this situation?
A) In the parent's lap
B) In a frog-leg position on the examining table
C) In the lithotomy position with the feet in stirrups
D) Lying flat on the examining table with legs extended
Answer: B) In a frog-leg position on the examining table
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1. Head, hair, and scalp. 2. Ears, nose, and throat. 3. Musculoskeletal function. 4. Heart and lung sounds.
A 45-year-old woman is being seen at a free clinic and states she needs help because "her husband drinks heavily and it is ruining her family." The best nursing intervention would be:
A) Call the husband's family and friends to obtain support for an intervention. B) Allow the woman to express her feelings and assess for codependent behaviors. C) Call the police and have the man arrested for alcohol abuse and have him hospitalized. D) Remind the woman that her husband's alcohol problem is not her fault and that it is simply a defect in her husband's character.
A community/public health nurse was caring for mentally ill clients in the community during the 1960s. Which of the following changes in the community was the nurse likely to notice? (Select all that apply.)
a. Communities resented becoming dumping grounds for such severely ill people. b. Community health centers were rapidly built, staffed, and prepared to provide appropriate care. c. Families were relieved that they did not have to travel so far to visit their ill family member. d. Housing units were quickly built for the patients capable of independent living. e. Psychiatric patients were feared, mocked, and stigmatized and found life outside frightening. f. Without adequate financial support, patients were admitted for crisis care but were quickly discharged.
A patient in hypovolemic shock is receiving an intravenous colloid solution (plasma expander). Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the infusion rate should be reduced? Select all that apply.
A. Increased central venous pressure B. Tenting of the skin C. Auscultation of crackles and wheezes D. Prothrombin time of 13.5 seconds E. Jugular vein distention