A pregnant woman at 12 weeks' gestation calls you because she has begun minimal fresh vaginal spotting. She is distressed because her physician says she is not going to do anything for her but "wait and see
" Which of the following would you suggest?
A) Advise her to ask for a second physician opinion.
B) Tell her that medication to prolong a 12-week pregnancy usually is not advised.
C) Explain that her doctor meant for her to maintain strict bed rest by "wait and see."
D) Suggest she take an over-the-counter tocolytic just to feel secure.
B
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1. Gray hair 2. Thick yellow peeling nails 3. Ecchymosis over bilateral thighs 4. Pustules on the lower neck region 5. Petechiae scattered over the forearms
A client presents to the emergency department with a wound that occurred 36 hours ago. The wound is red, hot, and draining a small amount of pus. Which statement by the nurse is indicated?
1. "You should have come in earlier instead of waiting until you got an infection." 2. "This redness, heat, and pus indicate your immune system is trying to fight off an infection." 3. "This is a nasty-looking wound." 4. "Didn't you clean this out when it happened?"
Home care teaching is being completed by the nurse for a patient recovering from rheumatic fever. Which patient statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?
A. "I will try to focus on eating less protein and more fat so I will have more energy." B. "I will avoid brushing my teeth so often and quit using mouth rinse because I have gingivitis." C. "I will be sure to tell my dentist that I had rheumatic fever." D. "If my joints start to hurt again, I need to slow down, but I won't have to worry because I'm immune to rheumatic fever now."
Why does poor health continue to occur among immigrant Asian populations?
1. Poor working environments and crowded living conditions 2. Refusal of Western medicine to treat Asian immigrants 3. Inability to tolerate Western medications 4. Low number of health care workers of Asian origin