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.
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
Physical therapist assisting a patient to walk in the parallel bars.
Patient teaching: lung assessment
A Patient Being Prepared for Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for self-directed violence.