Because a Full Bladder Prevents the Uterus from Contracting Normally,nurses

question 3

Multiple Choice

Because a full bladder prevents the uterus from contracting normally,nurses intervene to help the woman spontaneously empty her bladder as soon as possible.If all else fails,what tactic might the nurse use?

• A) Pouring water from a squeeze bottle over the woman's perineum
• B) Placing oil of peppermint in a bedpan under the woman
• C) Asking the physician to prescribe analgesic agents
• D) Inserting a sterile catheter

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Definitions:

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism, consisting of both visible and unseen traits, determined by its DNA.

Phenotype

The observable characteristic of an organism that may or may not reflect a particular genotype due to the variable expression of dominant and recessive alleles.

Law Of Independent Assortment

The Mendelian principle that genes controlling different traits are inherited independently of one another.

Mendel

Gregor Mendel, a 19th-century scientist and Augustinian monk known as the father of genetics for his work on the inheritance of traits in pea plants which established the laws of Mendelian inheritance.