A nurse is caring for a neonate born with a congenital heart anomaly. To better help the parents understand the impact of this disorder, the nurse begins by describing the usual flow of blood through the heart which takes what course?
A) Deoxygenated blood from the lungs enters the left atrium through the pulmonary artery.
B) Oxygenated blood from the lungs enters the right atrium through the pulmonary veins.
C) Deoxygenated blood from the lungs enters the right atrium through pulmonary veins.
D) Oxygenated blood from the lungs enters the left atrium through the pulmonary veins.
D
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Oxygenated blood from the lungs enters the left atrium through the pulmonary veins and passes through the mitral valve into the left ventricle, which contracts and ejects blood through the aortic valve into the aorta and out to the systemic circulation.
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Select the normal finding for an ocular fundus examination
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A patient who has a history of migraine headaches is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The nurse might expect the provider to order which medication for this patient?
a. Carbamazapine (Tegretol) b. Divalproex (Valproate) c. Lamotrigine (Lamictal) d. Lithium citrate (Eskalith)
A new resident was touring the local elementary school where she planned to enroll her 5-year-old child
She was shocked at the children in the classroom who had machines attached to various parts of their bodies. She asked, "Why is this? Where did all these children come from?" How might the nurse respond? A. "Most of them are suffering from various accidents and injuries and will be independent of those machines soon." B. "Our high technologic medical system is saving more high-risk babies, and when these children become older, they attend school." C. "This school is the dumping ground in our county for such children." D. "You just happened to visit on our annual ‘meet the handicapped' day."