When a mother injects contaminants into her child's IV line and then promptly reports the child's worsened condition, the pediatric nurse suspects __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
This disorder is seen in the situation in which the caretaker makes the child ill to gain attention by proxy as health professionals attend to the child.
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Which of the following women is at the highest risk for breast cancer?
a. 50-year-old woman who is obese and has Down syndrome b. 25-year-old woman with a malignant melanoma of the face c. 40-year-old woman who had thoracic radiation therapy 10 years ago for Hodgkin's disease d. 72-year-old woman who smokes and has a BMI of 21
A patient fearful of anesthesia asks the nurse to make sure that she wakes up after surgery just so she can see her family one more time if she is going to die. What should the nurse do to support this patient?
1. Attempt to reduce the patient's fears and discuss these fears with the surgical team. 2. Tell the patient that no one is going to let her die. 3. Explain that everyone who undergoes anesthesia thinks they won't wake up. 4. Tell the patient there is no guarantee that she won't die during the procedure.
The nurse is at the home of a postpartum patient for an initial assessment. The patient gave birth by cesarean section 1 week earlier
Which statements should the nurse include? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. "Because you had a cesarean, I'd like to assess your incision." 2. "You aren't having any problems nursing, right?" 3. "How rested do you feel since you came home?" 4. "Since you are bottle-feeding, I won't assess your breasts." 5. "You should remain at home for the first 3 weeks after delivery."
The primary outcome for information collected during a nursing physical examination should be to: (Select all that apply.)
1. Establish the client's baseline of function 2. Evaluate both nursing and client outcomes 3. Identify any changes in the client's health status 4. Provide rationale for client admission or discharge 5. Identify appropriate nursing diagnoses to determine nursing care 6. Determine accuracy of information obtained from the client interview