The nurse should include which of the following in the discharge teaching plan for the client following a cesarean delivery?
A) The perineum should be rinsed with clear, warm water after each voiding. B) Steri-strips should be removed from the incision on the fifth postoperative day. C) A warm tub bath might help relieve incisional pain. D) Sexual intercourse should be delayed until at least two weeks after
delivery.
A
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Vecuronium will be administered to a surgical patient to facilitate intubation and achieve balanced anesthesia. This medication induces paralysis by
A) antagonizing acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions. B) potentiating the effects of acetylcholinesterase in synapses. C) crossing the blood–brain barrier and agonizing cerebellar function. D) binding with serotonin and inhibiting its neuromuscular effects.
A client, brought to the mental health unit by police, had been directing traffic and shouting rhymes
on a busy city street. Her husband reported that she had stopped taking her lithium 3 weeks ago and had not slept or eaten for 3 days. She was dressed in a red leotard, an exercise bra, and an assortment of chains and brightly colored scarves on her head, waist, wrists, and ankles. Her first words to the nurse were "I'll punch you, munch you, crunch you," as she danced into the room, shadow boxing. Then she shook the nurse's hand and said gaily, "We need to become better acquainted. I have the world's greatest intellect and you are probably an intellectual midget.". The nurse should assess the client's mood as a. irritable and belligerent. b. excessively happy and confident. c. unstable and unpredictable. d. highly suspicious and haughty.
A nursing student asks a nurse why chemotherapeutic agents are given intermittently instead of continuously. The nurse will tell the student that intermittent dosing:
a. allows normal cells to recover and repo-pulate. b. catches malignant cells in latent phases. c. increases cancer cell kill and speeds up treatment. d. suppresses drug resistance in tumor cells.
A woman who is pregnant with twins is at risk for the development of which of the following?
A) Oligohydramnios B) Preeclampsia C) Post-term labor D) Chorioamnionitis