Author Question: The nurse is admitting a child to the hospital for a cardiac workup. What is the first step in a ... (Read 165 times)

mia · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse is admitting a child to the hospital for a cardiac workup. What is the first step in a cardiac assessment?

a. Percussion
b. Palpation
c. Auscultation
d. History and inspection

Question 2

What finding on a prenatal visit at 10 weeks might suggest a hydatidiform mole?

a. Complaint of frequent mild nausea
b. Blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg
c. Fundal height measurement of 18 cm
d. History of bright red spotting for 1 day, weeks ago

ryrychapman11 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
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A Percussion of the chest is usually deferred.
B Palpation can be threatening to the child because it requires a significant amount
of physical contact. For this reason it is not the initial step in a cardiac
assessment.
C Auscultation requires touching the child and is not the initial step in a cardiac
assessment.
D The assessment should begin with the least threatening interventionsthe
history and inspection. Assessment progression includes inspection, auscultation,
and palpation because each step includes more touching.

Answer to Question 2

C
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A Nausea increases in a molar pregnancy because of the increased production of
hCG.
B A woman with a molar pregnancy may have early-onset pregnancy-induced
hypertension.
C The uterus in a hydatidiform molar pregnancy is often larger than would be
expected on the basis of the duration of the pregnancy.
D The history of bleeding is normally described as being brownish.