A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client and then reflects on personal feelings about the client. The nurse does this primarily to accomplish which of the following?
A) Determine if pertinent data has been omitted
B) Identify the need for referral
C) Avoid biases and judgments
D) Construct a plan of care
C
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The nurse-midwife is concerned that a woman's uterine activity is too intense and that her obesity is preventing accurate assessment of the actual intrauterine pressure. Based on this information, the nurse should obtain a(n):
a. Tocotransducer. b. Spiral electrode. c. Intrauterine pressure catheter. d. Doppler transducer.
Which demonstrates the school-age child's developing logic in the stage of concrete operations? Select all that apply
a. Ability to recognize that 1 pound of feathers is equal to 1 pound of metal b. Ability to recognize that he can be a son, brother, or nephew at the same time c. Understands the principles of adding, sub-tracting, and reversibility d. Thinking characterized by egocentrism, animism, and centration
A patient is diagnosed with heart failure, and the prescriber has ordered digoxin. The patient asks what lifestyle changes will help in the management of this condition. The nurse will recommend which changes?
a. Aerobic exercise and weight lifting 2 or 3 times weekly b. Changing from cigarette smoking to pipe smoking c. Consuming 2 teaspoons or less of salt every day d. Having no more than one alcoholic beverage per day
A patient is to receive 1000 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride intravenously at a rate of 125 mL/hr. The nurse is using microdrip gravity drip tubing. Which rate will the nurse calculate for the minute flow rate (drops/min)?
a. 12 drops/min b. 24 drops/min c. 125 drops/min d. 150 drops/min