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CharlieWard

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on: Jun 25, 2018
The nurse is caring for a patient with general sepsis. Which finding should first alert the nurse to a potential complication that warrants immediate attention?
 
  a. Increased lethargy
  b. Sudden coughing
  c. Elevated blood pressure
  d. Cloudy urine

Question 2

The nurse educates a patient about differences between primary infertility and secondary infertility. Which statement accurately describes primary infertility?
 
  a. Inability to maintain a pregnancy past the first trimester.
  b. Inability to conceive after 1 year of active unprotected sex.
  c. Inability to deliver a viable infant after two pregnancies.
  d. Inability to conceive after using a follicle stimulator for 1 year.


Anna

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Increasing lethargy is an indicator of impending septic shock. Coughing and cloudy urine are not signs of impending septic shock. Decreased rather than increased blood pressure would indicate impending septic shock.

Answer to Question 2

B
Primary infertility is defined as inability to conceive after 1 year of active unprotected sex. Sec-ondary infertility is the inability to conceive after having once conceived, or the inability to maintain a pregnancy long enough to deliver a viable infant. Approximately 10 to 20 of U.S. couples have infertility, and today more couples are seeking medical intervention.


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