A nurse is caring for an infant who is postoperative following cardiac surgery. What is the most common postoperative complication found in this age group?
A) Respiratory complications
B) Circulatory complications
C) Infection
D) Renal complications
A
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A patient asks the nurse why the incidence of chronic disease increases with age. The nurse explains that:
A) Biologic changes reduce the efficiency of body systems. B) The older adult has less support and care from family members and this results in illness. C) There is an increased morbidity of friends in this age group, which leads to the older adult's desire to also assume the "sick role." D) Normal aging increases the circulation of the heart.
The nursing faculty member explains to a class of nursing students the risk factors for developing postpartum depression (PPD). Which of the following does the faculty include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Financial stress B. Isolation C. Low self-esteem D. Stay-at-home mother E. Unplanned pregnancy
Which type of play should the nurse encourage for a preschool-age child that is hospitalized?
A) Playing an electronic handheld game B) Dressing in the mother's coat to play house C) Turning out the lights to play hide and seek D) Planting flower bulbs that can be watched growing next spring
A public health nurse uses Assumption 2, "Public health nursing practice focuses on populations," to guide practice. Which would be considered a population of interest?
a. Healthy school children b. Homeless individuals c. A person recently diagnosed with diabetes d. Teenage parents