The perinatal nurse tells the student nurse that Asian infants may develop hyperbilirubinemia in the immediate postpartum period.
As a form of prevention, the perinatal nurse encourages all women of Asian descent to provide their infants with formula supplementation. This approach is a form of:
A) Racism
B) Stereotyping
C) Cultural sensitivity
D) Individual care planning
Question 2
A newborn is experiencing episodes of hyperthermia. The nurse would expect to find signs of which of the following?
A) Agitation
B) Restlessness
C) Increased metabolic rate
D) Hypoglycemia
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A parish nurse checks the blood pressure of a church member
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery
Testing Infants’ Knowledge