The nurse is caring for a patient who has gone into labor 6 weeks early and whose amniocentesis has shown a lack of lecithin. In addition to stopping the labor, what is the first thing the nurse would be asked to do?
A) Administer a glucocorticosteroid to the mother.
B) Prepare the delivery room to respond to the neonate's respiratory distress.
C) Prepare the delivery room to respond to the neonate's cardiac distress.
D) Administer oxygen to the mother.
Question 2
What could be considered to be the best practice for the nurse to follow in giving a newborn his or her first bath?
A) Give the sponge bath in the baby's bed, keeping the baby wrapped and exposing only the body part being washed.
B) Wash off all traces of blood and massage the vernix into the skin.
C) Use a soap such as hexachlorophene to minimize transmission of infection from maternal blood-borne pathogens.
D) Apply ointment or talcum powder to the perineal area and buttocks after washing.
Patient conditions not appropriate for elctronic blood pressure measurement
Patient teaching: neck assessment
Patient teaching: rectal and anal assessment
The reminder card should be completed and handed to the patient after the appointment is scheduled.
The medical assistant will provide patient education regarding the daily use of diabetic glucose ...
Foley catheter with balloon in the bladder of a male patient.