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1. Two days after delivery, a postpartum client prepares for discharge. What should the nurse teach her about lochia flow? Incorrect: Lochia does change color but goes from lochia rubra (bright red) on days 1-3, to lochia serosa (pinkish brown) on days 4-9, to lochia alba (creamy white) days 10-21. Incorrect: Numerous clots are abnormal and should be reported to the physician. Incorrect: Saturation of the perineal pad is considered abnormal and may indicate postpartum hemorrhage. Cor...

A nurse provided discharge teaching to new parents on how to care for their newborn following circumcision. Which of the following statements by the parents indicates the need for further clarification? Select one: a. "I should not remove the yellow exudate on the end of the penis." b. "I will clean his penis with each diaper change." c. "The circ

Epidemiology: The science of public health; concerned with the study of factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution of disease, injury, and other health-related events and their causes Population Health: Focuses on risk, data, demographics, and outcomes for large groups; focus of care at aggregate and community levels and examination of environmental, occupational, cultural, and socioeconomic dimensions of health Outcome: An end result that follows some kind of healthcar...

1. The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive surveillance system that collects hospital and private physician reports of influenza cases every month. During the period between January 1 and April 1, 2005, 2,200 new cases of influenza occurred in the city. Of these cases, 775 persons were ill with influenza according to surveillance reports on April 1, 2005. The prevalence rate of active influenza as of April 1, 2005, was: Correct! 20 per 1,000 populatio...

Epidemiology: The science of public health; concerned with the study of factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution of disease, injury, and other health-related events and their causes Population Health: Focuses on risk, data, demographics, and outcomes for large groups; focus of care at aggregate and community levels and examination of environmental, occupational, cultural, and socioeconomic dimensions of health Outcome: An end result that follows some kind of healthcar...

1. The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive surveillance system that collects hospital and private physician reports of influenza cases every month. During the period between January 1 and April 1, 2005, 2,200 new cases of influenza occurred in the city. Of these cases, 775 persons were ill with influenza according to surveillance reports on April 1, 2005. The prevalence rate of active influenza as of April 1, 2005, was: Correct! 20 per 1,000 populatio...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-surgical unit. The preceptor advises the new nurse that which is the priority when working as a professional nurse? a. Attending to holistic client needs b. Ensuring client safety c. Not making medication errors d. Providing client-focused care ANS: B All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ensuring client safety is the priority. Health care errors have been widely reported for 25 years, man...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-surgical unit. The preceptor advises the new nurse that which is the priority when working as a professional nurse? a. Attending to holistic client needs b. Ensuring client safety c. Not making medication errors d. Providing client-focused care ANS: B All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ensuring client safety is the priority. Health care errors have been widely reported for 25 years, man...

. A nurse is offered a position at a clinic that offers therapeutic abortions. This procedure contradicts the nurse’s personal beliefs. The nurse knows that she is unable to care for these patients objectively. What is the nurse’s ethical obligation to these patients? 2. A) The nurse is required by law to continue service to these patients. 3. B) The nurse should make the choice to decline this position. 4. C) The nurse may discriminate between patients and refuse to care for the pati...

Chapter 01: Professional Nursing Practice Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge goals will be developed with the patient’s input. The patient states, “How is this different from what the doctor does?” Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse to make? a. “The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by your doctor....