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Question 1 of 5

The nurse is caring for a 12-year-old child hospitalized for internal injuries following a motor vehicle accident. For which medical treatment would the nurse ensure that an informed consent is completed beyond the one signed at admission?

A. Diagnostic imaging

B. Cardiac monitoring

C. Blood testing

D. Spinal tap

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Spinal tap

Question 2 of 5

How would the nurse best analyze the results from a patient sonogram that shows the fetal shoulder is the presenting part? What position?

A. Bridge transverse

B. Cephalic presentation

C. Breech presentation

D. Vertex presentation

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Bridge transverse

Question 3 of 5

What action should the nurse take regarding a young woman with low weight and excessive exercise?

A. Ask the client the date of her last menstrual period.

B. Encourage the client to continue her excellent exercise schedule.

C. Congratulate the client on her ability to maintain such a good weight.

D. Advise the client that she will have to stop swimming once soccer starts.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Ask the client the date of her last menstrual period.

Question 4 of 5

What signs/symptoms should prompt a woman to seek assessment for ovarian cancer?

A. Vaginal bleeding and weight loss.

B. Frequent urination, breast tenderness, and extreme fatigue.

C. Abdominal pain, bloating, and a constant feeling of fullness.

D. Hardness on one side of the abdomen.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Abdominal pain, bloating, and a constant feeling of fullness.

Question 5 of 5

When integrating the principles of family-centered care into the birthing process, the nurse would base care upon which belief?

A. Birth is viewed as a medical event.

B. Families are unable to make informed choices due to stress.

C. Birth results in changes in relationships.

D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions for care.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Birth results in changes in relationships.

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