The nurse assesses the gestational age of a newborn and informs the parents that the newborn is premature. Which of the following assessment findings is not congruent with prematurity?
1. Cry is weak and feeble
2. Clitoris and labia minora are prominent
3. Strong sucking reflex
4. Lanugo is plentiful
3
Explanation: 3. Poor suck, gag, and swallow reflexes are characteristic of a preterm newborn.
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a. adnexa. c. cornu. b. broad ligament. d. infundibulum.
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1. A 45-year-old nurse who was fired after complaining about a new policy 2. A 72-year-old nurse who was fired from an OR scheduling position 3. A 39-year-old male nurse who was fired from a position in obstetrics 4. A 23-year-old nurse who was told that she was "too young" for the job
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1. Age. 2. Mobility. 3. Hearing. 4. Vision. 5. Dietary intake.
Which does the nurse recognize as the difference between standard precautions and transmission-based isolation precaution systems?
1. Standard precautions protect the nurse, whereas transmission-based precautions protect the client. 2. Standard precautions require the use of clean gloves, whereas transmission-based precautions require the use of sterile gloves. 3. Standard precautions are used in addition to transmission-based precautions when standard precautions would not completely block the chain of infection. 4. Transmission-based precautions block the chain of infection, whereas standard precautions protect the nurse but do not block the chain of infection.