The primiparous client is being admitted to the birthing unit. As the nurse begins the assessment, the client's partner asks why the baby's heart rate is going to be monitored. After the explanation, the client's partner makes a statement
Which statement indicates a need for further teaching? A. "The baby's heart rate will vary between 110 and 160."
B. "The heart rate is monitored to see if the baby is tolerating labor."
C. "By listening to the heart, we can tell the gender of the baby."
D. "After listening to the heart rate you will contact the midwife."
C
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a. Patients can receive emergency treatment regardless of their ability to pay. b. Nurses will educate patients about advance directives. c. Nurses with HIV must disclose their condition to their employer. d. Patients have the right to dignity, privacy, and safety.
What part of the heart is capable of conducting electrical impulses from one part of the heart to another?
a. atria c. specialized cardiac muscle cells b. ventricles d. arterial system
The nurse identifies that a client has not met the expected outcome established for the nursing diagnosis Ineffective Individual Coping. What nursing action is priority?
A) Revise the nursing diagnosis. B) Rewrite the interventions used to address the problem. C) Reassess the patient, looking for previously unknown stressors. D) Explore reasons why the outcome was not achieved.
Which of the following are the major components of the adaptive leadership model?
a. Leader behaviors b. Complexity leadership c. Situational challenges d. Biological adaptations