What is the most common cause of postpartum haemorrhage?
a. Physiological management of the third stage of labour
b. Uterine atony
c. Cervical laceration
d. Retained placental fragments
ANS: B
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A) "Spandex camisoles are worth heartburn." B) "I have switched from margaritas to wine." C) "I've lost 6 pounds because I eat every 3 hours and never before bed." D) "I take a TUMS with the ranitidine to make it work better."
A hospitalized patient with AIDS is immunocompromised and is scheduled for an abdominal radiograph. How should the nurse safely facilitate the test?
A) Arrange for a portable x-ray machine to be used. B) Have a patient wear a mask to the x-ray department. C) Have the x-ray department disinfected prior to the patient's arrival. D) Send the patient to the x-ray department, and have the staff in the department put on masks.
The patient decides to discontinue standard medical treatment for diabetes mellitus and to rely on diet and herbal medications for blood sugar control. Which statement, made by the nurse, is most appropriate?
1. You are an adult and can do anything you want to do. 2. Don't you know that you are gambling with your health? 3. Why did you decide to make this change? 4. We need to talk about how medications work to control diabetes mellitus.
Which treatment approach is most appropriate for a patient with antisocial tendencies who has been treated several times for substance addiction but has relapsed?
a. One-week detoxification program b. Long-term outpatient therapy c. Twelve-step self-help program d. Residential program