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GT-bolus feeding correct answers a bolus resembles normal meal feeding patterns; formula is administered over a 30- to 60-minute period every 3 to 6 hours; the amount of formula and frequency can be recommended by the dietician and is prescribed by the PHCP incontinence- bladder training correct answers - timed or schedule bladder training and providing time and privacy for voiding are effective interventions for all types of urinary incontinence input & output correct answers - evaluates bladder emptying, renal function, and fluid and electrolyte balance - intake: include all oral liquids and semi-liquids, enteral feedings, and any parenteral fluids - output: include urine and any other fluid that leaves the body that can be measured, such as vomitus, gastric drainage in tubes, and wound drainage stress & anger- therapeutic response correct answers - use life experiences and stress management techniques - use positive comparisons - joint coping chronic hypoxia- assess correct answers - state of inadequate tissue oxygenation - in chronic hypoxia the central mechanisms that regulate breathing fail - leads to irregular respiration, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, apnea, and respiratory and cardiac failure -brain, heart and liver tissue are most sensitive partial rebreather mask correct answers - a face mask and reservoir oxygen bag with no one-way valve to the reservoir bag so some exhaled air mixes with the oxygen; used in some patients to help preserve carbon dioxide levels in the blood to stimulate breathing serum creatinine correct answers - specific indicator of renal function. increased levels indicate a slowing of the glomerular filtration rate -avoid excessive exercise for 8 hours and red meats for 24 hours before test -below normal values occur in diseases with decreased muscle mass such as muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis male serum creatinine intervals correct answers - 0.6 to 1.2 mg/dL female serum creatinine intervals correct answers - 0.5 to 1.1 mg/dL droplet precautions- mask correct answers - diseases- adenovirus, diphtheria (pharyngeal), epiglottis, influenza, meningitis, mumps, mycoplasmal pneumonia or meningococcal pneumonia, parvovirus, pertussis, pneumonia, rubella, scarlet fever, sepsis, streptococcal pharyngitis - barrier protection-wear a surgical mask when within 3 feet of a client; place a surgical mask on the client when the client needs to leave the room primary prevention- cancer correct answers - avoidance of known or potential carcinogens and avoidance or modification of the factors associated with the development of cancer cells