A Woman Who Delivered Her Third Child Yesterday Has Just

question 10

Multiple Choice

A woman who delivered her third child yesterday has just learned that her two school-age children have contracted chickenpox.What should the nurse tell her?

• A) The woman's two children should be treated with acyclovir before she goes home from the hospital.
• B) The baby will acquire immunity from the woman and will not be susceptible to chickenpox.
• C) The children can visit their mother and sibling in the hospital as planned but must wear gowns and masks.
• D) The woman must make arrangements to stay somewhere other than her home until the children are no longer contagious.

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Definitions:

Respiratory Acidosis

A medical condition characterized by decreased blood pH due to the accumulation of carbon dioxide as a result of respiratory dysfunction.

Carbon Dioxide

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.

Bicarbonate

A salt-containing the anion HCO3, involved in the buffering of pH levels in the blood and other fluids of the body.

Cation

A positively charged ion that moves towards the cathode (negative electrode) in an electrical field.