The client was found to have hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAG) early in her pregnancy. The nurse is explaining to the client what will happen during labor and birth because the client is contagious for hepatitis B

Which statement by the client indicates that additional teaching is needed? A. "An internal fetal monitor will be applied as soon as possible during labor."
B. "My baby will get a bath as soon as its temperature is stable."
C. "Two shots will be given to my baby to prevent transmission of hepatitis B. "
D. "Breastfeeding is a good feeding method for my baby."


A

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The wife of a patient you are caring for asks to speak with you. She tells you that she is concerned because her husband is requiring more and more pain medication

She states, "He was in pain long before he got cancer because he broke his back about 20 years ago. His pain medicine wasn't just raised and raised for that pain." What would be the nurses' best response? A) "I didn't know that. I will speak to the doctor about your husband's pain control." B) "Cancer pain can be either acute or chronic. Most cancer pain is caused by tumor involvement and needs to be treated in a way that brings the patient relief." C) "Cancer is an acute kind of pain so the more it hurts the patient, the more medicine we give the patient until it doesn't hurt anymore." D) "Does the increasing medication dosage concern you?"

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The most common form of dementia is:

A) organic brain syndrome. B) senile dementia. C) delirium tremens. D) Alzheimer's type.

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