The NICU nurse's patient assignment includes an infant who is 25 weeks gestation. The nurse knows that according to the gestational age, this infant would be described as ________________.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Question 2
The laboratory reported that the L/S ratio (lecithin/sphingomyelin) results from an amniocentesis of a gravid client with preeclampsia are 2:1. The nurse interprets the result as which of the following?
A) The baby's lung fields are mature.
B) The mother is high risk for hemorrhage.
C) The baby's kidneys are functioning poorly.
D) The mother is high risk for eclampsia.
Measuring Patient Height
Immunization with a vaccine. A healthcare professional is injecting a vaccine into the patient’s arm
Helping maintain accurate patient records is a critical part of the medical assistant's work.
Madonna and Child with St. Anne and Infant St. John the Baptist.
Patient Physical Status Classification