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A woman is diagnosed as having a stillborn infant. At first, she appears stunned by the news, cries a little, and then asks you to call her mother. Which phase of bereavement is the woman experiencing?
When assessing the relative advantages and disadvantages of internal and external electronic fetal monitoring, nurses understand that both methods:
A nursing student is following a medical-surgical nurse and identifies a way to improve a procedure used for client care. What should the student nurse do next?
A nurse is writing a care plan for a client admitted to the emergency department (ED) with an open fracture of the radius. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse prioritize?
A public health nurse is participating in a health promotion campaign with the goal of improving outcomes related to skin cancer in the community. Which action has the greatest potential to achieve this goal?
The nurse is assessing a new adult client. Which characteristic of this client's status should the nurse identify as increasing the client's risk for glaucoma?
Nurses can assist parents who are trying to decide whether their son should be circumcised by explaining:
A breastfeeding mother asks the nurse, "Will I produce enough milk for my baby as she grows and needs more milk at each feeding?" How should the nurse respond?
With regard to basic care of the breastfeeding mother, nurses should be able to advise her that she:
A nurse is planning to integrate a technique described in a scholarly journal article into a client's plan of care. Which step of evidence-based practice is the nurse performing when they review the journal article to make sure the client fits the clinical criteria before applying the technique?
During life in utero, oxygenation of the fetus occurs through transplacental gas exchange. At birth, four factors combine to stimulate the respiratory center in the medulla, initiating respiration. Which of the following is NOT one of these essential factors?
Which nursing action is most appropriate to correct a boggy uterus that is displaced above and to the right of the umbilicus?
The nursing care plan for a client in traction specifies regular assessments for venous thromboembolism (VTE). When assessing a client's lower limbs, what sign or symptom is suggestive of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
Which one of the following is a determinant of Reproductive Health (RH) that affects a woman's ability to participate in social affairs?
A new mother asks the nurse when the soft spot on her son's head will go away. The nurse's answer is based on the knowledge that the anterior fontanel closes by _____ months after birth.
A patient with pregnancy-induced hypertension is admitted complaining of a pounding headache, visual changes, and epigastric pain. Nursing care is based on the knowledge that these signs are an indication of:
Radiographs of a client's upper arm show three fragments of the humeral bone. This diagnostic result suggests what type of fracture?
The nurse expects to administer an oxytocic agent (e.g., Pitocin, Methergine) to a woman after expulsion of the placenta to:
Which family planning method is recommended by the Department of Health more than any other means of contraception?
A nurse is teaching a client who has chronic gastritis about pernicious anemia. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?