Which of the following is an athletic activity the nurse could ...

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Which of the following is an athletic activity the nurse could recommend for a school-age child with pulmonary artery hypertension?
 
  1. Cross-country running
  2. Soccer
  3. Golf
  4. Basketball

Question 2

The physician performs a vaginal examination on a laboring client and reports that she is 90 percent effaced. The client asks what that means. The nurse explains it means
 
  a. the cervix has opened 90 percent
  b. the cervix has thinned 90 percent
  c. the fetal head has rotated 90 percent
  d. the fetal head has settled 90 percent into the pelvis

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Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale:
1. A child with pulmonary artery hypertension should have exercise tailored to avoid dyspnea. Golf would be less exertional than cross-country running.
2. A child with pulmonary artery hypertension should have exercise tailored to avoid dyspnea. Golf would be less exertional than soccer.
3. A child with pulmonary artery hypertension should have exercise tailored to avoid dyspnea. Golf would be less exertional than soccer, basketball, or cross-country running.
4. A child with pulmonary artery hypertension should have exercise tailored to avoid dyspnea. Golf would be less exertional than basketball.

Answer to Question 2

B
The nurse would explain that the physician is referring to effacement, or the thinning, of the cervical tissues. If the comment had been the cervix being opened, he would have been referring to cervical dilation, but it is not expressed in percentages. A comment about fetal head would have been referring to fetal position or station, which are also not expressed in percentages.