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The nurse is planning care for a patient with a different ethnic background. Which should be an appropriate goal?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has chosen to breastfeed her infant. Which statement should the nurse include when teaching the mother about breastfeeding problems that may occur?

What is a significant common side effect that occurs with opioid administration?

Turner syndrome is suspected in an adolescent girl with short stature. What causes this?

The nurse is preparing an airborne infection isolation room for a patient. Which communicable disease does the patient likely have?

The nurse is caring for a 3-week-old boy born at 29 weeks of gestation. While taking vital signs and changing his diaper after stooling, the nurse observes his skin is slightly mottled, his arms and legs are limp and extended, he has the hiccups, his respirations are deep and rapid, and his heart rate is regular and rapid. The nurse should recognize these behaviors as signs of what?

Which drug is usually the best choice for patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) for a child in the immediate postoperative period?

In term newborns, the first meconium stool typically occurs within the first ____ hr after birth.

A group of disaster survivors is working with the critical incident stress management (CISM) team. Members of this team should be guided by what goal?

A client has been prescribed cimetidine for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease. When providing relevant health education for this client, the nurse should ensure the client is aware of what potential adverse effect?