The nurse is assessing for the presence of Trousseau sign. Which findings would the nurse evaluate as indicating this sign is present?
1. The fingers hyperflex.
2. The thumb flexes toward the palm.
3. The fingers hyperextend.
4. The thumb hyperextends.
5. The hand makes a fist.
2, 3
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The nurse is planning to instruct a patient who is 6 weeks pregnant about increasing the intake of milk each day. Which statement should the nurse make as the most effective health teaching measure?
A) "The fetus needs milk to build strong bones and teeth.". B) "Your future baby will benefit from a high milk intake.". C) "Milk is a rich source of calcium that is important for fetal growth.". D) "Milk will strengthen your fingernails as well as be good for the baby.".
In the peripheral vascular system, what carries deoxygenated blood back to the right side of the heart?
a. arteries c. veins b. capillaries d. venules
Progress in a developing research area tends to be linear
A) True B) False
A client provides his family history, which includes that his mother has experienced suicidal ideation herself in the past. The nurse's assessment is guided by the knowledge that the risk of suicide is even greater:
a. when a parent makes multiple overt threats of suicide without actually attempting suicide b. if the child was adopted at birth by a parent who later attempts suicide c. in families where relatives have completed suicide d. for people who have a low frequency of the "SS" form of a serotonin transporter gene