Which of the following is not an intervention that should be implemented in a patient with uterine tachysystole?
A. Administer terbutaline
B. Increase IV fluid rate
C. Decrease or discontinue IV oxytocin
D. Prepare patient for cesarean section
Ans: D. Prepare patient for cesarean section
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Select all that apply. A) Acute Pain B) Impaired Swallowing C) Deficient Fluid Volume D) Nausea E) Imbalanced Nutrition, less than body requirement
The chief executive officer asks the nurse manager of the telemetry unit to justify the dispropor-tionately high number of registered nurses on the telemetry unit
The nurse manager explains that nursing research has validated which statement about a low nurse-to-patient ratio? It: a. Promotes teamwork among healthcare providers. b. Increases adverse events. c. Improves outcomes. d. Contributes to duplication of services.
After performing a vaginal examination on a laboring woman, the nurse charts: 80 percent, 5 cm, -1 . Which is a correct interpretation of the data?
a. Fetal presenting part is at the ischial spines. b. Effacement is 3 centimeters from completion. c. Dilation is 50 percent completed. d. Effacement and dilation of the cervix is complete.
A 45-year-old patient who has a positive family history but no personal history of coronary artery disease is seen by the primary care NP for a physical examination. The patient has a body mass index of 27 and a blood pressure of 130/78 mm Hg
Laboratory tests reveal low-density lipoprotein, 110 mg/dL; high-density lipoprotein, 70 mg/dL; and triglycerides, 120 mg/dL. The patient does not smoke but has a sedentary lifestyle. The NP should recommend: a. 30 minutes of aerobic exercise daily. b. taking 81 to 325 mg of aspirin daily. c. beginning therapy with a statin medication. d. starting a thiazide diuretic to treat hypertension.