Using the Maternal Early Warning Criteria (MEWS System), pos…
Using the Maternal Early Warning Criteria (MEWS System), postpartum nurses look for early warning signs for hemorrhage, sepsis, hypertensive crisis, venous thromboembolism, and heart failure and identify “triggers” found in their assessments that indicate the client may have a serious condition that needs to be acted on immediately. Please name one assessment finding “trigger” and the associated serious postpartum condition that a nurse would validate within 5 to 10 minutes and then call the provider to initiate early treatment. An early assessment MEWS trigger is [assessment_finding] and may be related to [serious_postpartum_condition].
Read DetailsThe nurse is working at an obstetrical provider’s outpatient…
The nurse is working at an obstetrical provider’s outpatient clinic. One of her clients experiences a stillbirth at 38 weeks gestational age and is discharged from the acute care facility. The office nurse expects to initially
Read DetailsA client presents to the triage unit of labor & delivery. He…
A client presents to the triage unit of labor & delivery. Her first birth was by cesarean section at 24 weeks gestational age. The client is contracting every two to three minutes and is 4 cm dilated and 100% effaced. The nurse assesses her abdomen and notes a vertical skin incision from below the umbilicus to the pubic symphysis. What question does the nurse ask to assure a safe delivery?
Read DetailsYou are taking goniometric measurements of the wrist and not…
You are taking goniometric measurements of the wrist and note that on passive motions the patient has full range of motion. However, when the patient moves the wrist into radial deviation, the patient is quite limited. You suspect weakness due to involvement of which spinal segments?
Read DetailsIn what joint position does the bicep brachii long head beco…
In what joint position does the bicep brachii long head become actively insufficient?In what joint position does the bicep brachii long head become passively insufficient?Please label your answer to indicate which is active and passive insufficiency.
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