A Nurse Working in Labor and Delivery Is Planning Care

question 20

Multiple Choice

A nurse working in labor and delivery is planning care for a client who is arriving to the unit with a suspected perinatal loss. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate in this situation?

• A)Place the client in a room closest to the nurse's station to closely observe the client.
• B)Call the hospital chaplain to ensure the chaplain can be in the client's room when the client arrives.
• C)Call the local funeral home and notify them of the client's situation.
• D)Place the client in the room farthest from the other clients.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

The proposition (or propositions) in an explanation that purport to show why another proposition (the explanandum) is true.

Propositions

Statements or assertions put forward in debate or argument, characterized by their ability to be true or false.

Explanandum

The phenomenon or event that is explained by a scientific theory or investigation.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.