The Nurse Is Telling a New Patient How Technology Used

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse is telling a new patient how technology used in maternal-newborn care has changed the way the nurse cares for her patients. An example of this is:

• A) Elective inductions, requested cesareans, epidural anesthesia, and fetal monitoring.
• B) Delivering at home with a nurse-midwife and doula.
• C) Having the father present as the coach and cut the umbilical cord.
• D) Breastfeeding of the new baby on the delivery table.

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Definitions:

Glycogen Formation

The process by which glucose molecules are linked together to form glycogen, the storage form of glucose in animals.

Ecdysiotropin

A hormone that stimulates the process of ecdysis, or molting, in arthropods.

Ecdysone

See molting hormone.

Juvenile Hormone

An insect hormone that regulates development, reproduction, and other physiological functions, preventing the development into an adult.