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You have a new client who had a coronary artery stent surgically place a year ago, this client has been physically active for the past 4 months. However they have 4 cardiovascular risk factors, while showing no signs or symptoms of a CMR . Do they need to see a physician before starting an moderate intensity exercise program?

What component of air is found in the highest percentage in expired air during a   VO2 test?

After a prolonged labor, a woman vaginally delivered a 10 pound, 2 ounce baby girl. In the immediate postpartum period, the nurse would be alert for the development of which complication?

A breastfeeding mother mentions to the nurse that she has heard that babies sleep better at night if they are given a small amount of rice cereal in the evening. Which of the following comments by the nurse is appropriate?

Which of the following interventions would be included in the nursing care of the newly circumcised newborn (choose all that apply)?

After a prolonged labor, a woman vaginally delivered a 10 pound, 2 ounce baby girl. In the immediate postpartum period, the nurse would be alert for the development of which complication?

What is one scale the nurse can use to evaluate pain in a newborn or a preterm infant?

When the newborn’s crib was moved suddenly, the nurse noticed that his legs flexed and the arms fanned out, and then both came back toward the midline. The nurse would interpret this behavior as which of the following?

Following delivery, a father asks the nurse about newborn screening tests. The nurse explains that the optimal time for screening test (Guthrie test), like for phenylketonuria, is which of the following?

While assessing the head of a healthy, full-term newborn, the nurse anticipates that the anterior fontanelle is which of the following?