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A home health nurse is caring for a child who has Lyme disease. Which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take a. Ensure the state health department has been notified b. Administer antitoxin c. Educate the family to avoid sharing personal belongings d. Assess for skin necrosis - a. Ensure the state health department has been notified A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted to the hospital. (NGN) – - Provide frequent rest periods - Restrict clie...

1. A nurse is caring for a client who has given informed consent for ECT. Just before the procedure, the client tells the nurse she is considering not going forward with the treatment. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate? - a. "You don't have to go through with the treatment." 2. While performing a routine assessment, a nurse notices fraying on the electrical cord of a client's CPM device. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - c. Remove th...

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation following an amniocentesis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications? - Contractions A nurse is providing teaching to an older client about methods to promote nighttime sleep. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Eat a light snack before bedtime A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who becomes unconscious and whose monitor displays ventricular tach...

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has hyperemesis gravidarum . Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend ? - Monitor intake and output A nurse is reinforcing teaching about newborn home safety precautions with a group of guardians . Which of the following instructions should the nurse include ? - " You should ensure that crib slats are no more than 2.25 inches apart . " postpartum complication - A nurse is collecting data from a client who...

A nurse is teaching a client who is 35 weeks gestation about manifestations of potential pregnancy complications to report to the provider. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include? HA unrelieved by analgesia Rationale: could be sign of preE Other choices: SOB when climbing stairs Swelling of feet/ankles at end of the day Braxton Hicks contractions A nurse is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation. Which of the following actions should the nurse ta...

A nurse is monitoring a 1-hr-old newborn for hypoglycemia. For which of thee following findings should the nurse monitor? (Select all that apply) - Hypothermia Twitching Tachypnea A nurse is reinforcing teaching about car seat safety with the guardian of a newborn. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - "If my baby rides in a car with no back seat, the passenger air bag must be turned off." A nurse on an antepartum unit is assisting in ...

what is placenta previa - The placenta partially or completely covers the cervical what are s/s of placenta previa - painless, bright red vaginal bleeding how do you diagnose placenta previa - transvaginal ultrasound what order should the nurse question for a pt with placenta previa? - manual cervical exam what are risk factors of placenta previa? - -cocaine use -smoking -endometriosis -previous placenta previa -previous c-section -multiple gestation what is placenta abruptio...

Clavicle Fracture or Erb-Duchenne - When analyzing cues the nurse should identify that clavicle fracture is associated with the birth of a large for gestational age newborn who had a vacuum assisted birth. Manifestations of a clavicle fracture include the presence of crepitus over the fractured bone with decreased movement and an absent moro reflex in the affected arm. The newborn retains the presence of a palmar grasp reflex. When analyzing cues the nurse should identify that Erb-Duchenne para...

A nurse is planning care for a client who is in labor and is to have an amniotomy. Which of the following assessments should the nurse identify as the priority? - Temperature A nurse in a prenatal clinical is caring for a client who reports that her menstrual period is 2 weeks late. The client appears anxious and akss the nurse if she is pregnant. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - "You can miss your period for several other reasons. Describe your typical menstrual cyc...

A nurse is caring for a newborn. The nurse reviews the assessment findings and determines the findings are consistent with which of the following birth complications? For each assessment finding, click to specify if the findings is consistent with a clavicle fracture or Erb-Duchenne paralysis. Each finding may support more than one condition. - Clavicle Fracture: -crepitus -moro reflex -palmer grasp Erb-Duchenne: -wrist flexion -palmer grasp A nurse is caring for a client who i...