The nurse working in the newborn nursery has been assigned four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assess first?
A) a newborn expected to come out from under bilirubin lights today B) a newborn with a cleft lip and palate who just returned to the nursery after being fed by the mother C) an irritable newborn suspected of drug withdrawal D) a newborn expected to be discharged with the mother today
Question 2
A postmenopausal woman has reported frequent pelvic fullness, accompanied by pain with intercourse and constipation, and she has felt something protruding from her vagina.
Visual assessment reveals the end of the cervix visible at the vaginal opening. Since the woman is in good health, the most likely treatment for this condition will be: A) laser ablation, followed by chemotherapy. B) Kegel exercises daily. C) placement of a vaginal pessary. D) complete hysterectomy.
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
Entry level nurse competencies
Nurse opens sterile package
Compared to a chimpanzee, the human newborn has relatively little room to spare as it passes through
Working and Living and Playing in the City Dump of Phnom Penh, Cambodia