While the nurse is taking a patient history, the nurse discovers the patient has a type of
diabetes that results from a head injury and does not require insulin. Which dietary
change should the nurse share with the patient?
a. Reduce the quantity of carbohydrates ingested to lower blood sugar.
b. Include a serving of dairv in each meal to elevate calcium levels
c. Drink plenty of fluids throughout the day to stay hydrated.
d. Avoid foods high in acid to avoid metabolic acidosis.
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, c. Drink plenty of fluids throughout the day to stay hydrated.
A nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient will the nurse see first?
a. Patient receiving total parenteral nutrition of 2-in-1 for 50 hours
b. Patient receiving total parenteral nutrition infusing with same tubing for 26 hours
c. Patient receiving continuous enteral feeding with same feeding bag for 12 hours
d. Patient receiving continuous enteral feeding with same tubing for 24 hours
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b. Patient receiving total parenteral nutrition infusing with same tubing for
26 hours
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which
action will the nurse take?
a. Run lipids for no longer than 24 hours.
b. Take down a running bag of TPN after 36 hours.
c. Clean injection port with alcohol 5 seconds before and after use.
d. Wear a sterile mask when changing the central venous catheter dressing.
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d. Wear a sterile mask when changing the central venous catheter dressing.
In providing diabetic teaching for a patient diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus,
which instructions will the nurse provide to the patient?
a. Insulin is the only consideration that must be taken into account.
b. Saturated fat should be limited to less than 7% of total calories.
,c. Nonnutritive sweeteners can be used without restriction.
d. Cholesterol intake should be greater than 200 mg/day.
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b. Saturated fat should be limited to less than 7% of total calories.
The patient is having at least 75% of nutritional needs met by enteral feeding, so the
health care provider has ordered the parenteral nutrition (P) to be discontinued.
However, the nurse notices that the PN infusion has fallen behind. What should the
nurse do?
a. Increase the rate to get the volume caught up before discontinuing
b. Stop the infusion as ordered.
c. Taper infusion gradually.
d. Hang 5% dextrose.
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c. Taper infusion gradually
The health care provider has ordered a hypotonic intravenous (IV) solution to be
administered. Which IV bag will the nurse prepare?
a. 0.45% sodium chloride (1/2 NS)
b. 0.9% sodium chloride (NS)
c. Lactated Ringer's (LR)
d. Dextrose 5% in Lactated Ringer's (DSLR)
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a. 0.45% sodium chloride (1/2 NS)
, A nurse begins infusing a 250-mL bag of IV fluid at 1845 on Monday and programs the
pump to infuse at 50 mL/hr. At what time should the infusion be completed?
a. 2300 Monday
b. 2345 Monday
c. 0015 Tuesday
d. 0045 Tuesday
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b. 2345 Monday
The patient who has been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and placed on a
low-fat diet, asks the nurse, -How much fat should I have? I guess the less fat, the
better. Il Which information will the nurse include in the teaching session?
a. Cholesterol intake needs to be less than 300 mg/day.
b. Fats have no significance in health and the incidence of disease.
c. All fats come from external sources, so this can be easily controlled.
d. Deficiencies occur when fat intake falls below 10% of daily nutrition.
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d. Deficiencies occur when fat intake falls below 10% of daily nutrition.
The nurse is preparing to check the gastric aspirate for pH. Which equipment will the
nurse obtain?
a. 10-mL Luer-Lok syringe
b. ENFit syringe
c. Sterile gloves
d. Double gloves
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diabetes that results from a head injury and does not require insulin. Which dietary
change should the nurse share with the patient?
a. Reduce the quantity of carbohydrates ingested to lower blood sugar.
b. Include a serving of dairv in each meal to elevate calcium levels
c. Drink plenty of fluids throughout the day to stay hydrated.
d. Avoid foods high in acid to avoid metabolic acidosis.
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, c. Drink plenty of fluids throughout the day to stay hydrated.
A nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient will the nurse see first?
a. Patient receiving total parenteral nutrition of 2-in-1 for 50 hours
b. Patient receiving total parenteral nutrition infusing with same tubing for 26 hours
c. Patient receiving continuous enteral feeding with same feeding bag for 12 hours
d. Patient receiving continuous enteral feeding with same tubing for 24 hours
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b. Patient receiving total parenteral nutrition infusing with same tubing for
26 hours
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which
action will the nurse take?
a. Run lipids for no longer than 24 hours.
b. Take down a running bag of TPN after 36 hours.
c. Clean injection port with alcohol 5 seconds before and after use.
d. Wear a sterile mask when changing the central venous catheter dressing.
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d. Wear a sterile mask when changing the central venous catheter dressing.
In providing diabetic teaching for a patient diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus,
which instructions will the nurse provide to the patient?
a. Insulin is the only consideration that must be taken into account.
b. Saturated fat should be limited to less than 7% of total calories.
,c. Nonnutritive sweeteners can be used without restriction.
d. Cholesterol intake should be greater than 200 mg/day.
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b. Saturated fat should be limited to less than 7% of total calories.
The patient is having at least 75% of nutritional needs met by enteral feeding, so the
health care provider has ordered the parenteral nutrition (P) to be discontinued.
However, the nurse notices that the PN infusion has fallen behind. What should the
nurse do?
a. Increase the rate to get the volume caught up before discontinuing
b. Stop the infusion as ordered.
c. Taper infusion gradually.
d. Hang 5% dextrose.
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c. Taper infusion gradually
The health care provider has ordered a hypotonic intravenous (IV) solution to be
administered. Which IV bag will the nurse prepare?
a. 0.45% sodium chloride (1/2 NS)
b. 0.9% sodium chloride (NS)
c. Lactated Ringer's (LR)
d. Dextrose 5% in Lactated Ringer's (DSLR)
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a. 0.45% sodium chloride (1/2 NS)
, A nurse begins infusing a 250-mL bag of IV fluid at 1845 on Monday and programs the
pump to infuse at 50 mL/hr. At what time should the infusion be completed?
a. 2300 Monday
b. 2345 Monday
c. 0015 Tuesday
d. 0045 Tuesday
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b. 2345 Monday
The patient who has been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and placed on a
low-fat diet, asks the nurse, -How much fat should I have? I guess the less fat, the
better. Il Which information will the nurse include in the teaching session?
a. Cholesterol intake needs to be less than 300 mg/day.
b. Fats have no significance in health and the incidence of disease.
c. All fats come from external sources, so this can be easily controlled.
d. Deficiencies occur when fat intake falls below 10% of daily nutrition.
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d. Deficiencies occur when fat intake falls below 10% of daily nutrition.
The nurse is preparing to check the gastric aspirate for pH. Which equipment will the
nurse obtain?
a. 10-mL Luer-Lok syringe
b. ENFit syringe
c. Sterile gloves
d. Double gloves
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