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A woman is giving birth to her third child in a setting that allows her husband and children to be actively involved in the process. The nurse caring for her must also consider the husband and the two children as patients and work to meet their needs. This type of setting is termed: 1) family-centered care. 2) emergency care. 3) hospice care. 4) individual care. 1) family-centered care. Family-centered care is any setting where the pregnant woman and her family are treated as one unit. ...

When comparing therapeutic communication with social communication, therapeutic communication is a. goal-directed and focused. b. mutually satisfying and rewarding. c. a mutual give and take between the nurse and patient. d. predictable. a. goal-directed and focused.

1/1 When providing care for a pregnant woman, the nurse should be aware that one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors is: a. Diabetes mellitus. c. Chronic hypertension. b. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP). d. Anemia. A 1/2 To ensure optimal outcomes for the patient, the contemporary maternity nurse must incorporate both teamwork and communication with clinicians into her care delivery, The SBAR technique of communication is an easy-to-remember mechanism for communicati...

The nurse is providing atraumatic care to children in a hospital setting. Which of the following are principles of this philosophy of care? Select all answers that apply. A) Avoid or reduce painful procedures B) Avoid or reduce physical distress C) Minimize parent-child interactions D) Provide child-centered care E) Minimize child control F) Use core primary nursing (chapter 30) A, B, F Avoid or reduce painful procedures, Avoid or reduce physical distress, Use core primary nursin

The nurse caring for a newly pregnant woman would advise her that ideally prenatal care should begin: A) Before the first missed menstrual period. B) After the first missed menstrual period. C) After the second missed menstrual period. D) After the third missed menstrual period. B) After the first missed menstrual period. Prenatal testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is recommended for: A) All women, regardless of risk factors. B) A woman who has had more than one sexual partne...

A 9-month-old child has been treated after a choking incident. Which advice does the nurse give to the parents to prevent further incidents? Select all that apply. A "Never leave your child unattended." B "Your child is too young to be allowed to eat solid food." C "Make sure all cabinets, drawers, and containers are childproof." D "Marbles and LEGOs are not appropriate toys for children at that age." E "Allowing your child to crawl on the floor increases the risk for injury....

A firm, muscular wall with less adipose tissue would ensure that the patient is able to regain the prepregnancy abdominal tone after delivery. Thus, the nurse should advise the patient to do static abdominal exercises during pregnancy. The abdominal tone is not a factor based on which the nurse can determine whether the patient would have a normal vaginal delivery. Patients with weak abdominal muscles, especially those who have multifetal gestation or a large fetus, are at the risk of having ...

the nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about the A & P of the nervous system. Which statement made a student indicates appropriate understanding of the content? 1)"The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord only." 2) "The peripheral nervous system consists of the cranial nerves, the spinal nerves, and peripheral nerves." 3) "The brain is a network of nerve cells called axons." 4) "Gray matter consists of axons that are coated with myelin, wh...

A nurse is assessing a premature infant. What would initially alert the nurse that the infant is having respiratory distress? A. Flaring nostrils B. Sporadic crying C. Ineffective cough D. Decreased pulse rate Answer: A Rationale: In attempt to increase intake of oxygen, the respiratory rate increases with flaring of nostrils as a cardinal sign. It is significant to note that when a neonate is in respiratory distress, the rate of respirations will increase. Sporadic crying, ineffective...

A jar contains 4 red marbles numbered 1 to 4 and 8 blue marbles numbered 1 to 8. A marble is drawn at random from the jar. Find the probability of the given event. (a) The marble is red: (b) The marble is odd-numbered: (c) The marble is red or odd-numbered: (d) The marble is blue and even-numbered: a) P(R) = 4/12 = 1/3 b) P(Odd) = 6/12 = 1/2 c) P(R|Odd) = 8/12 = 2/3 d) P(B|Even) = 4/12