The Nurse Has Received End of Shift Report in the High-Risk

question 13

Multiple Choice

The nurse has received end of shift report in the high-risk maternity unit. Which client should the nurse see first?

• A) 35 weeks' gestation with grade 1 abruptio placentae in labor who has a strong urge to push
• B) 30 weeks' gestation with placenta previa whose fetal monitor strip shows late decelerations
• C) 26 weeks' gestation with placenta previa experiencing blood on toilet tissue after a bowel movement
• D) 37 weeks' gestation with pregnancy-induced hypertension whose membranes ruptured spontaneously

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Definitions:

Law Of Diminishing Returns

The principle that as successive increments of a variable resource are added to a fixed resource, the marginal product of the variable resource will eventually decrease.

Resource Inputs

The basic materials and components required in the production process to create goods or services.

Product Outputs

Product outputs refer to the goods or services produced as a result of manufacturing processes or business activities.

Total Costs

The total expense of production, encompassing both non-changing and changing costs.