Some mothers and newborns need home care after discharge from the hospital. Which is a reason for home care?
a. Complications in the mother before or af-ter childbirth.
b. A normal vaginal delivery.
c. Babies depend on others for their basic needs.
d. The mother needs sleep.
A
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a. "Make sure to put a picture board in the room to communicate with the patient." b. "Place the call light on the patient's left side." c. "Leave on a light in the bathroom at night for good visibility." d. "Place the call light on the patient's right side." e. "Make sure there are no trip hazards in the patient's room."
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a. "This small machine will measure your systolic and diastolic pressure." b. "The armband will hug your arm and tell me how well your blood is going through your arm." c. "The armband will cut off your circulation for a while and then we can hear when it comes back." d. "When you are ill we need to know if your blood is still moving in your body."
The nurse is providing care for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD. Which interventions are appropriate in order to control the client's breathing pattern?
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The nurse is explaining the procedure of newborn screening to parents before discharge. Which statement by the parents indicates a need for further teaching?
a. "We understand the tests are performed at 24 to 48 hours." b. "We're glad all the tests can be done on one blood sample." c. "We wish the tests would screen for congenital hypothyroidism." d. "We know that if the tests are done before 24 hours, the tests will need to be repeated at 1 to 2 weeks."