A patient is being admitted to the labor and delivery suite. The ...

[Garrulous]

A patient is being admitted to the labor and delivery suite. The nurse will need to report the patient's progress to the primary healthcare practitioner.
 
  Which findings should the nurse report? Note: Credit will be given only for all correct choices and no incorrect choices. Select all that apply. 1. Fetal heart rate
  2. Contraction pattern
  3. Contraction stress test
  4. Vital signs
  5. Biophysical profile

Question 2

A 7-year-old patient tells you that Grandpa, Mommy, Daddy, and my brother live at my house. The nurse identifies this family type as:
 
  1. Binuclear.
  2. Extended.
  3. Gay or lesbian.
  4. Traditional.

[hanadaa]

Answer to Question 1

1,2,4
Rationale 1: Fetal heart rate would be one of the most important factors to report to the practitioner.
Rationale 2: The nurse would want to assess the contractions before reporting to the practitioner.
Rationale 3: A contraction stress test is performed only if ordered.
Rationale 4: Maternal vital signs would be important to report to the practitioner.
Rationale 5: A biophysical profile is performed only if ordered.

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale 1: A binuclear family includes divorced parents with joint custody of their biologic children, who alternate spending varying amounts of time in the home of each parent.
Rationale 2: An extended family consists of a couple who share the house with their parents, siblings, or other relatives.
Rationale 3: A gay or lesbian family is composed of two same-sex domestic partners; they might not have children.
Rationale 4: The traditional nuclear family consists of a husband provider, a wife who stays home, and the biologic children of this union.

[Garrulous]

Gracias!

[bblaney]

Excellent