The obstetric provider has informed the nurse that she will be performing an amniotomy on the client to induce labor. What is the nurse's highest priority intervention after the amniotomy is performed?
a. Applying clean linens under the woman
b. Taking the client's vital signs
c. Performing a vaginal examination
d. Assessing the fetal heart rate (FHR)
Answer: d. Assessing the fetal heart rate (FHR)
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A) Encourage the patient and family to be active partners in the management of the immunodeficiency. B) Encourage the patient and family to manage the patient's activity level and activities of daily living effectively. C) Make sure that the patient and family understand the importance of monitoring fluid balance. D) Make sure that the patient and family know how to adjust dosages of the medications used in treatment.
What is the best action by the nurse to intervene effectively with patients who have been diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder?
1. Address patient's anxiety at a later time. 2. Help the patient express a decreased degree of comfort regarding physical symptoms. 3. Encourage the patient's expression of feelings symbolically through physical symptoms. 4. Recognize and understand the patient conceptualizes the symptoms to be physical in nature.
A woman's current health complaints are suggestive of a diagnosis of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). The nurse should first do which of the following?
A) Assess the patient's understanding of HT. B) Assess the patient for risk of suicide. C) Assure the patient that the problem is self-limiting. D) Suggest the use of St. John's wort.
D.H. has her episiotomy repaired and the placenta delivered. What are the signs that the
placenta has released from the uterine wall? What will be an ideal response?