When assessing a patient in the first stage of labor, what does the nurse recognize as the most conclusive assessment that uterine contractions are effective?
A) Engagement of fetus
B) Dilatation of cervix
C) Rupture of amniotic membranes
D) Bloody show
Ans: B
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Women with an inadequate weight gain during pregnancy are at higher risk for giving birth to an infant with:
1. spina bifida. 2. intrauterine growth restriction. 3. diabetes mellitus. 4. Down syndrome.
The client with a diagnosis of major depression tells the nurse that multiple generations of women in her family also suffered from depression. She states, "I guess it is a family tradition to have problems dealing with stress."
The nurse tells the client: A) There is no evidence to suggest a familial occurrence of mood disorders. B) Mood disorders do seem to have some basis in heredity, among other contributing factors. C) There is evidence to suggest that genotype is not influenced by stress. D) There is probably a shared stressful environment.
Nursing student A is unfamiliar with writing a "to do" list. A nurse experienced in time management would advise nursing student A to include which of the following items? (Select all that apply.)
a. Successfully complete nursing program. b. Read pages 307 to 342 in the nursing textbook. c. Hand in a term paper. d. Remind himself to drop off the dry cleaning. e. Call to make a dentist appointment. f. Pick up the clinical assignment for tomorrow.
Which would the nurse consider an outbreak of infectious disease?
A) Identification of the occurrence of new cases in a population B) Unexpected occurrence of an infectious disease in a limited geographic area during a limited period of time C) Steady occurrence of disease over a large geographic area or worldwide D) Unexpected increase of an infectious disease in a geographic area over an extended period of time