When caring for a newborn several hours after birth, you assess his respiratory rate. In a normal newborn, this would be
A) 12 to 16 breaths per minute.
B) 16 to 20 breaths per minute.
C) 20 to 30 breaths per minute.
D) 30 to 60 breaths per minute.
D
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The LPN/LVN returning to school might do all of the following to aid in the transition except:
a. assess his or her personal support system, listing each person and group and the specific types of support they are able to give. b. be clear in communicating his or her needs and try not to worry about the needs of his or her family right now. c. create a schedule so that his or her supporters can adjust their routines to accom-modate their extra responsibilities. This also helps clarify the limitations of the supporters. d. plan ahead to allow his or her supporters to plan ahead. If the nurse's schedule changes such that his or her supporters' schedules must also change, the suppor-ters should be given as much advance notice as possible.
An elderly female with osteoporosis has been hospitalized. Prior to discharge, when teaching the patient, the nurse should include information about which major complication of osteoporosis?
A) Bone fracture B) Loss of estrogen C) Negative calcium balance D) Dowager's hump
The nurse asks the patient if he knows what his "normal" blood pressure usually is. The nurse is assessing which of the following:
a. the patient's memory b. the patient's cardiovascular status c. the patient's fluid balance status d. the patient's health maintenance behavior
A nurse is instructing a nursing assistant on techniques to facilitate lip reading with a hearing-impaired child who lip reads. Which techniques should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
a. Speak at eye level. b. Stand at a distance from the child. c. Speak words in a loud tone. d. Use facial expressions while speaking. e. Keep sentences short.