The nurse is caring for a neonate who is less than one day postoperative following repair of a patent ductus arteriosus.
When assessing the infant for pain, the nurse would consider which of the following findings indicative of a need for administration of analgesics? A) The infant is sucking actively on a pacifier. B) The infant is crying, and soothes when held. C) The infant is awake, holds very still, has decreased heart rate, and has decreased blood pressure. D) The infant is restless.
Question 2
The nurse has been asked by a pregnant adolescent to help her inform her mother that she is pregnant. The teen brings the mother to the office, and the nurse sits with the teen as she informs her mother of the pregnancy.
The mother responds, No We so wanted you to go to college and get a good education so you could have a career. Your life is over now The nurse anticipates that this adolescent has a high likelihood of choosing what option for the pregnancy? A) abortion B) keeping the baby C) adoption D) having her mother raise the baby
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