Which would be the most appropriate nursing intervention for the nurse to implement when assessing a pregnant teen's weight gain?
a. Advise the teen to play close attention to weight gain.
b. Encourage the teen to gain as much weight as possible.
c. Recommend weight gain based on prepregnancy weight.
d. Instruct about the benefits to the fetus by gaining 2 pounds per week.
ANS: C
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1. Assess his/her self-awareness related to working with substance abusers 2. Make a list of the benefits of accepting the position 3. Review his/her experience to determine if this will be a worthwhile endeavor 4. Examine the repercussions for declining the transfer
A client who sustained a spinal cord injury at the level of T6 is to go to rehabilitation. The goal of functioning for this client will be:
1. having full control of the legs. 2. being completely dependent. 3. being able to extend the elbows. 4. controlling abdominal muscles and balance well.
A nurse who is considering transfer to the emergency department (ED) asks, "How is ED nursing different from what I have been doing?" How would the experienced ED nurse answer this question? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct
choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. "It is episodic.". 2. "We focus on primary care.". 3. "Most of what we do is acute care or critical care.". 4. "ED nurses provide care to patients of all ages.". 5. "Most of the time we are providing care to patients without a medical diagnosis.".
You are organizing your review in order to be prepared for the NCLEX-RN. Which of the following is not necessarily an area to concentrate on for this review?
a. NCLEX knowledge review b. NCLEX test question practice c. test anxiety control d. NCLEX review/reread of all of your nursing textbooks and talking with teachers