The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that labor discomfort may be increased due to:
A) Amniotomy
B) Correct use of breathing methods
C) A fetus in an occiput anterior position
D) Positional changes during active labor
A
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1. 2-inch 18-gauge 2. 1 1/2-inch 20-gauge 3. 1 1/2-inch 18-gauge 4. 2-inch 22-gauge
The nurse is aware that the normal acidic pH of the vaginal vault provides:
a. support to vaginal muscle tone. b. vaginal lubrication. c. a hostile environment to sperm. d. protection against infection.
The nurse examines a client who is taking haloperidol for schizophrenia and notices that she habitually twists her tongue and arms. This side effect of her medication is known as:
A) Tardive dyskinesia B) Akathisia C) Dystonia D) Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
The nurse was reviewing notes she had written following a session with a family who had begun therapy in hopes of becoming a more unified family. Because of their schedules, they were feel-ing alienated and estranged from each other
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