The clinic nurse talks with Becky, a 16-year-old woman who is now 28 weeks' gestation
Today's visit is only the second prenatal appointment that Becky has kept. The nurse wonders if Becky's failure to come for routine prenatal checks is, in part, related to an adolescent's orientation to the __________, rather than to the __________.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
ANS: present; future
The adolescent may not seek prenatal care unless pressured by authority figures or peers to do so. By nature, adolescents are not future oriented. Hence, the pregnant adolescent may not be able to readily accept the reality of the unborn child.
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a. Chorioamnionitis b. Hemorrhage c. Hypotension d. Amniotic fluid embolism
The nurse educator at a hospital is teaching a patient education class about the characteristics of neoplastic cells
To evaluate understanding, the nurse asks, "What is the most distinguishing property of an invasive growth?" Which response by a participant demonstrates a need for fur-ther teaching? a. "Unrestrained growth and division; malignant cells are unresponsive to feedback mechanisms." b. "Normal tissues remain segregated and don't invade other tissues." c. "Division of neoplastic cells always occurs rapidly." d. "Malignant cells are free of constraints that inhibit invasive growth and can pene-trate adjacent tissues."
The penicillins act by:
1. weakening the bacterial cell wall to the point that the cell ruptures and dies. 2. inhibiting protein synthesis and suppressing bacterial growth. 3. disrupting bacterial protein synthesis, destroying the bacterial cell. 4. disrupting biochemical reactions, resulting in the death of the cell.
A client is discussing stressors with the nurse and is describing how she feels better when she takes a brisk walk. The client's action is an example of:
A) appraisal. B) secondary appraisal. C) buffering. D) adaptation.