19.  An 85 year old female is admitted to the emergency room…

19.  An 85 year old female is admitted to the emergency room and reports muscle weakness and leg cramps. She is alone. When assessed for orientation, she is confused. While the nurse is waiting for her labs to return, which of the following actions would be most helpful to the nurse to determine which electrolyte imbalance is occurring?

When the time of childbirth approaches, the head of the baby…

When the time of childbirth approaches, the head of the baby pushes against the mother’s cervix and stimulates release of the hormone oxytocin. Oxytocin travels in the blood to the uterus and stimulated it to contract.  These contractions cause the baby to push against the cervix more, stimulating the release of more oxytocin and therefore, contractions increase in frequency and intensity until the baby is born. This is an example of ______.