The nurse is admitting a client in labor who states that she is a ...

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The nurse is admitting a client in labor who states that she is a naturopath. The nurse understands that this client believes which of the following?
 
  1. An initial worsening of symptoms after treatment means the correct remedy has been used.
  2. There are five elements that take form in the body.
  3. Her pregnancy is a kapha condition.
  4. Naturopathy is a form of medicine that utilizes the healing forces of nature.

Question 2

A woman is in labor. The fetus is in vertex position. When the patient's membranes rupture, the nurse sees that the amniotic fluid is meconium-stained. The nurse should immediately:
 
  1. Change the patient's position in bed.
  2. Notify the physician that birth is imminent.
  3. Administer oxygen at 2 liters per minute.
  4. Begin continuous fetal heart rate monitoring.

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Answer to Question 1

4
Explanation: 4. This is the correct answer. Naturopathy is more precisely defined as a healing system that combines safe and effective traditional means of preventing and treating human disease with the most current advances in modern medicine.

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale 1: Changing the patient's position is not indicated.
Rationale 2: Meconium-stained amniotic fluid does not indicate that birth is imminent.
Rationale 3: Oxygen administration is not indicated.
Rationale 4: Meconium-stained amniotic fluid is an abnormal fetal finding, and is an indication for continuous fetal monitoring.

[BrownTown3]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[kishoreddi]

Excellent