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A nurse is caring for a client who is bedridden. To establish a bladder routine, what should the nurse
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encourage
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Perform mild exercises v v
Eat a low-calorie diet
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Decrease protein intake v v
Increase fluid intake - ANSWER-✔✔Increase fluid intake
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The nurse is explaining to the nursing students the relationship between "releasing" hormones and
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"inhibiting" hormones. What is the best answer by the nursing students of which part of the body is
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responsible for releasing hormones that either inhibit release or promote the release of other hormones
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from the anterior lobe of the pituitary?
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Hypothalamus
Endocrine glands v
Parathyroid gland v
Adrenal medulla - ANSWER-✔✔Hypothalamus
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,A postsurgical client is anxious to start eating again. The nurse is reviewing the progression of diets to expect
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after surgery. What is the correct sequence of progression of diets following surgery?
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Clear liquid v
Soft diet v
Full liquid diet
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Regular diet v
1, 3, 2, 4
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3, 1, 2, 4
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2, 1, 4, 3
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4, 2, 1, 3 - ANSWER-✔✔1, 3, 2, 4
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A nurse is caring for a client who has lactose intolerance. Based on this information, what supplementation
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should the nurse include in client teaching as a suggestion to add in the diet of this client?
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Vitamin E v
Vitamin D v
Vitamin A v
Vitamin C - ANSWER-✔✔Vitamin D v v v v
A client is undergoing tests to confirm a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. What test would be ordered for this
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client?
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TSH stimulation test
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Thyroid suppression test v v
,Thyroid scan - ANSWER-✔✔Thyroid scan
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A nurse is caring for a female client with anorexia nervosa. What would the nurse observe during the nursing
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assessment of the client?
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Alopecia
Hypertension
Rapid pulse v
Menorrhagia - ANSWER-✔✔Alopecia v v
The nurse is reviewing with a client the digestive pathway. The steps involved in the digestive pathway are in
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random order. The nurse asks the client to place them in the correct sequence. Which does the client say are
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the correct sequences of steps involved in the digestive pathway?
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The physical breakdown of food is accomplished by the process of mastication.
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The chemical breakdown of food occurs by the release of various enzymes.
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The process of churning the food takes place in the pylorus of the stomach.
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Absorption of the dissolved molecules occurs in the small intestine. The molecules are then taken into
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circulation.
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Dilution of the food entering the digestive tract is accomplished by water and various enzymes
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4, 2, 5, 1, 3
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1, 3, 2, 5, 4
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3, 5, 2, 1, 4
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2, 4, 3, 5, 1 - ANSWER-✔✔1, 3, 2, 5, 4
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, A nurse is caring for a 60-year-old client who has recently undergone a thyroidectomy. Which of the
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following postoperative complications is most critical for the nurse to monitor when caring for this client?
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Peripheral edema v
Difficulty in breathing v v
Bradycardia
Fever - ANSWER-✔✔Difficulty in breathing
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The nurse is teaching the parents of a juvenile diagnosed with type 1 diabetes the three "polys" of diabetes
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symptoms. Which of the following describes excessive hunger?
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Polycythemia
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Polyuria - ANSWER-✔✔Polyphagia
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A nurse is caring for a client with protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM). What effect of PCM should the nurse
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monitor for in the client?
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Delayed wound healing v v
Inflamed mucous membranes of mouth
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Elevated heart and pulse rate
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Appearance of lesions on the skin - ANSWER-✔✔Delayed wound healing
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The physician has ordered an endoscopic procedure for a client to directly visualize the stomach and
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duodenum for tumors. Does the nurse know which test would most likely be scheduled?
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