The perinatal nurse is assessing a woman in triage who is 34 + 3 weeks gestation in her first pregnancy. She is worried about having her baby "too soon" and she is experiencing uterine contractions every 10–15 minutes
The fetal heart rate is 136 beats per minute. A vaginal examination performed by the health care provider reveals that that the cervix is closed, long, and posterior. The most likely diagnosis would be:
A) Preterm labor
B) Term labor
C) Back labor
D) Braxton-Hicks contractions
D
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Elderly hospital patients need special care in some respects. What is one thing a nurse can do to ensure that they leave the hospital in good condition and can return to a normal life?
A) Keep the patients in bed as much as possible to help them rest. B) Keep the room temperature between 65°F and 70°F. C) Wash hands between patients and use other infection control practices. D) Use a urinary catheter on a patient who has stress incontinence.
The psychiatric nurse makes a home visit to a mother and her three children. The mother, recently divorced, is depressed and has been staying in bed
When the nurse arrives, she finds the home very dirty, with dishes in the sink and no food available. The nurse makes the following diagnosis: a. Readiness for Enhanced Home Maintenance b. Risk for Impaired Home Maintenance c. Adaptive Home Maintenance d. Impaired Home Maintenance
As a student, you find that your philosophy of nursing is congruent with that proposed by Watson. Thus, you consider the concept of nursing to be best represented by which of the following:
a. reciprocal transpersonal relationship in caring moments guided by carative factors b. manipulation of stimuli to foster successful adaptation c. a process of human interaction to help patients achieve their goals d. use of true presence to facilitate the becoming of the participant e. management of the environment to implement natural laws of health
What is the significance of hyperdiploidy when diagnosing and treating leukemia?
a. Hyperdiploidy indicates a good prognosis. b. Hyperdiploidy indicates a poor prognosis. c. Hyperdiploidy indicates poor response to a specific treatment. d. Hyperdiploidy indicates the achievement of remission.