A Caucasian client of French Canadian ancestry is pregnant. The nurse is aware that the client may be a carrier for which of the following conditions?
A) Dupuytren's
B) Tay-Sachs disease
C) Phenylketonuria
D) Krabbe disease
B
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a. Sleeplessness c. Stable vital signs b. Increased oxygen saturation d. Eyes wide open
When you attempt to move a 10-month-old child from his mother's lap to the examination table, he screams loudly. Your best action is to:
a. move the child to the examination table and proceed matter of factly with the ex-amination. b. ask the mother to try to get the child to stop crying. c. perform the examination while the child is in the mother's lap. d. defer the examination until another day.
The nurse is providing care to an infant who is diagnosed with bronchiolitis. Which breath sounds indicate the infant is experiencing respiratory distress?
1. Tachypnea 2. Wheezing 3. Grunting 4. Retractions 5. Eupnea
Patients receiving chemotherapy often ________ easily because many platelets have been destroyed.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).