A pregnant patient presents to the clinic with a 3 lb/wk weight gain for 2 successive weeks. The nurse is most concerned that this patient is demonstrating signs of which condition?
a. Gestational diabetes mellitus
b. Preeclampsia
c. Placenta enlargement
d. Multiple gestations
ANS: B
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a. Numbing b. Yearning and searching c. Disorganization and despair d. Reorganization
The nurse setting up the environment for tracheal suction on a newly postoperative tracheostomy patient will: (Select all that apply.)
a. auscultate lungs for retained secretions. b. wash hands and open sterile suction kit. c. don clean gloves and lift out catheter and connect to suction. d. don sterile gloves and prepare solutions from kit. e. perform suction with sterile supplies.
A nurse who used to love her job and now frequently exhibits anger, dissatisfaction, frustration, and poor work performance may be experiencing:
a. moral awareness. c. moral distress. b. moral thought. d. moral values.
The nurse is preparing to administer a drug that is labeled "used for minor skin irritations." Based on the label, how is this drug classified?
1. By the function 2. By its usefulness 3. By its pharmacologic use 4. By its therapeutic use