The nurse works in a school-based clinic. She is having a conversation with a 16-year-old student who has just learned that she is 3 months pregnant.
The nurse emphasizes the importance of making an appointment with a certified midwife or physician for her first prenatal visit. The nurse is concerned the student is high risk for having a low birth weight baby. The nurse knows that low birth weight is
A) the third leading cause of preventable neonatal death behind SIDS and accidental injury.
B) associated with long-term disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, autism, mental retardation, and vision and hearing impairment.
C) more prevalent in younger mothers.
D) impacted by the emotional stress of the family.
Question 2
A 66-year-old female client with congestive heart failure has been hospitalized twice in the past 3 months. The nurse is preparing for her discharge to home. To evaluate the discharge plan developed with the client,
the nurse must assess which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) Did mutual planning begin at admission?
B) Was the planning interdisciplinary?
C) Was the care empathetic?
D) Was information needed and provided perceived as complete?
E) Was insurance coverage for pharmacologic intervention taken into consideration for the duration of the stay?
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
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