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.
Sublingual medication administration. Photograph of a male patient placing a nitroglycerine tablet u
A nurse prepares a client for anesthesia and surgery.
Cushing syndrome. This syndrome includes the symptoms of obesity, moon face, hyperglycemia, and musc
Patient Teaching Methods Cont.
Postural changes with pregnancy in 36 weeks