Feet sligh - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 38-week primigravida who works as a secretary and sits at a computer for 8 hours each day tells the nurse that her feet have begun to swell. Which instruction would be most effective in preventing pooling of blood in the lower extremities? - ANSWER Move about every hour Pooling of blood in the lower extremities results from the enlarged uterus exerting pressure on the pelvic veins. Moving about every hour will straighten out the pelvic veins and increase venous return. A 26-...

anatomical position -ANSWER body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body anatomical position importance -ANSWER directional terms are based on it, right and left refer to the body of the person, not the right and left of the viewer sagittal plane -ANSWER divides body into right and left parts midsagittal plane -ANSWER (median) divides the body into right and left directly on the midline parasagittal plane -ANSWER divides body into right and le...

ATI RN MATERNAL OB UPDATED 2023ATI RN MATERNAL OB UPDATED 2023 1.A nurse is assessing a client who is at 34 weeks gestation and has a mild placental abruption. Which finding should the nurse expect? Dark red vaginal bleeding 2.A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? Betamethasone(to stimulate fetal lung maturity and prevent respiratory depression) 3.A nurse is ...