The highest-priority intervention the nurse must perform before resuscitating a newborn with asphyxia is:
1. Suctioning
2. Drawing a blood gas
3. Intubation
4. Initiating positive pressure ventilation
1. Suctioning
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A patient roughly asks the nurse to bring him some ice cream. What would be considered an assertive response by the nurse?
a. "You are hungry and want a snack." b. "I can do that in 10 minutes when I finish my rounds." c. "Maybe I can get one of the aides to bring you something in a while." d. "Call the nursing station and ask them to have the kitchen bring whatever you want."
The outpatient health care data show a notable increase in asthma over the numbers treated the previous year. Which of the following actions should the public health nurse take first? (Select all that apply.)
a. Analyze educational health programs offered to the public last year. b. Congratulate the public health staff on the success of their asthma awareness program. c. Determine whether there are any other data sources that might confirm or dispute the apparent increase in asthma. d. Review data with the outpatient clinic staff such as confirming repeat visits versus newly diagnosed cases.
The most common cause for fetal heart acceleration is:
a. maternal intake of cold fluids. b. fetal movement. c. fetal hypoxia. d. maternal movement.