A nurse is teaching a pregnant woman about nutritional needs. Which of the following nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy might result in neural tube defects in the developing fetus?
A) vitamin D B) iodine C) calcium D) folic acid
D
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Eating disorders affect from 10 to 24 million people of all ages and genders in the United States. All of the following are considered eating disorders except:
A) Bulimia nervosa B) Binge eating C) Anorexia nervosa D) Obesity
Which of The Future of Nursing report recommendations will have an impact on nursing leadership?
1. Associate degree nursing programs should increase by 20%. 2. Nurses who provide direct care are critical and provide leadership. 3. The rate of completion of the doctoral degree is at a high level. 4. There should be an increase of 80% in BSN graduates.
The nurse is assessing a patient who has returned to the care area after surgery. What should the nurse do to ensure the patient receives appropriate care?
A. Orient the patient to person, place, and time. B. Schedule the patient for vital signs assessments every four hours. C. Assess the patient's mental status. D. Check the physician's orders to see if preoperative orders have been reordered.
P.T.'s history reveals that she had one preterm delivery 4 years ago at 31 weeks' gestation. The infant girl
was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICu) for 3 weeks and discharged without sequelae. The second preterm infant, a boy, was delivered 2 years ago at 35 weeks' gestation and spent 4 days in the hospital before discharge. She has no other risk factors for preterm labor. Vital signs are normal. Her vaginal exam- ination findings were essentially within normal limits: cervix long, closed, and thick; membranes intact. Abdominal examination revealed that the abdomen was nontender, with fundal height at 29 cm, fetus in a vertex presentation. While you are waiting for laboratory results, what therapeutic measures do you consider?