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1) A nurse in a woman's health clinic is providing teaching about nutritional intake to a client who is at 8 weeks of gestation. The nurse should instruct the client to increase her daily intake of which of the following nutrients? Calcium The recommendation for calcium intake during pregnancy is the same as that for women who are not pregnant: 1,300 mg/day for women younger than 19 years old and 1,000 mg/day for women between the ages of 19 and 50 years old. Vitamin E The recommendation...

1. A client has experienced the death of a close family member and at the same time becomes unemployed. This situation has resulted in a 6-month score of 110 on the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire. How should the nurse evaluate this client data? A. The client is experiencing severe distress and is at risk for physical and psychological illness. B. A score of 110 on the Miller and Rahe Recent Life Changes Questionnaire indicates no significant threat of stress-related illness. C. Susce...

When giving digoxin (Lanoxin) to a patient, the health care provider notices various signs and symptoms of an overdose. The health care provider knows to give which of the following to reverse digoxin toxicity a. Naloxone b. Vitamin K c. Digibind d. Fluemanzil 3. While providing an Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, the patient asks what the action of the drug is. As a health care provider, you explain that the action of an ACE inhibitor is a. To lower blood pressure by blocking...

1. According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010; Jaschik, 2006), growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly because of a. budget constraints. b. diversity concerns. c. reliability issues. d. quality control. ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Introduction

1. The nurse is has just admitted a client with severe depression. From which focus should the nurse identify a priority nursing diagnosis? A) Nutrition B) Elimination C) Activity D) Safety The correct answer is D: Safety

1. The nurse is caring for a pre-adolescent client in skeletal Dunlop traction. Which nursing intervention is appropriate for this child? A) Make certain the child is maintained in correct body alignment. B) Be sure the traction weights touch the end of the bed. C) Adjust the head and foot of the bed for the child's comfort D) Release the traction for 15-20 minutes every 6 hours PRN. The correct answer is A: Make certain the child is maintained in correct body alignment.

1. A male client with stomach cancer returns to the unit following a total gastrectomy. He has a nasogastric tube to suction and is receiving Lactated Ringer’s solution at 75 mL/hour IV. One hour after admission to the unit, the nurse notes 300 mL of blood in the suction canister, the client’s heart rate is 155 beats/minute, and his blood pressure is 78/48 mmHg. In addition to reporting the finding to the surgeon. Which action should the nurse implement first? a. Measure and document the cl...

1. The nurse knows that which statement by the mother indicates that the mother Understands safety precautions with her four month-old infant and her 4 year-old child? A) "I strap the infant car seat on the front seat to face backwards." B) "I place my infant in the middle of the living room floor on a blanket to play with my 4 year old while I make supper in the kitchen." C) "My sleeping baby lies so cute in the crib with the little buttocks stuck up in the air While the four year ol...

1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older client after intravenous pylegraphy? A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the preparation and the test is tiring. C) During waking hours drink at least 1 8-ounce glass of fluid every hour for the next 2 days D) Measure the urine output for the next day and immediately notify the health care provider if it should decrease.

1. All of the following would be considered subjective data, EXCEPT: a. Patient-reported health history b. Patient-reported signs and symptoms of their illness c. Financial barriers reported by the patient’s caregiver d. Vital signs obtained from the medical record ANS: D Subjective data is based on what patients or family members communicate to the nurse. Patient- reported health history, signs and symptoms, and caregiver reported financial barriers would be considered subjective data. ...

According to the Sexually presentation, atrophic vaginitis a. the symptomsm are the same for each woman b. creates a more acidic vaginal environment c. is a contributing factor for frequent urinary tract infections d. is not treated with vaginal lubricants Which of the following is the most appropriate screening tool for delirium? a. St Louis University Mental Status Exam (SLUMS) b. Montreal Cognitive Assessment c. Lawton Scale of instrumental Activities of Daily Living d. Confu...

1. The percentage of the FVC expired in one second is: a. FEV1/FVC ratio 2. The aging process causes what normal physiological changes in the heart? a. The heart valve thickens and becomes rigid, secondary to fibrosis and sclerosis. 3. A 55yo Caucasian male follows up after referral to cardiologist. He thinks his med is causing a cough and sometimes he has difficulty breathing. Which med was most likely prescribed? a. Lisinopril

1. Which of the following initiatives does not fall under the National Prevention Stra tegy? • Diabetes Management. Reference Page 29 • Tobacco Free Living • Healthy Eating • Mental and Emotional Wellbeing 2. All of the following statements about the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are true except? • All of the recommendations made by the USPSTF are strong recommendations. (The recommendations made by this organization are based on a grading scale. Some of the guideli...

1. Which statement best describes the cellular function of metabolic absorption? a. Cells can produce proteins. b. Cells can secrete digestive enzymes. c. Cells can take in and use nutrients. d. Cells can synthesize fats. ANS: C In metabolic absorption, all cells take in and use nutrients and other substances from their surroundings. The remaining options are not inclusive in their descriptions of cellular metabolic absorption. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering 2. Where is m...

How to conduct Mini-Cog- • The Mini-Cog has been demonstrated to have comparable psychometric properties to the MMSE • The primary advantage of the Mini-Cog is that it is shorter than the MMSE and measures executive function. • It is composed of a three-item recall and the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) and takes about 3 minutes to administer • The Mini-Cog is a short dementia assessment that combines three-word recall with clock-drawing capability. • Patients are given a total score re...

6mo ago an elderly pt was dx'd with subclinical hypothyroidism. Today the pt returns and has a TSH of 11 and c/o fatigue. He has taken Synthroid 25mcg daily as prescribed. What is the best course of action for you?: Double the dose of Synthroid 2.48yo female presents for annual exam. A1C is 6.2%. You interpret this result as: a. Prediabetes b. T2DM c. T1DM d. Normal: ANS: A

1. Although nurses have an ethical duty to ensure patient safety, increasing demands on professionals in complex and fast-paced healthcare environments may lead to workarounds. What is a workaround? D a. A practice that deviates from accepted and expected practice protocols b. A shortcut to save time c. An inappropriate action or omission of appropriate actions d. All of these are correct 2. A safety culture is a blame-free environment where individuals can report errors or near misses wi...

1. Ethics is best described as: C a. A revolution in health care brought on by technologic change? b. ever-changing principles that guide decision-making c. a goal-oriented approach to answering questions that potentially have multiple acceptable answers d. paradigmatic changes that involve rhythmic processes central to the healthcare system 2. An ethics approach that emerged from relatively homogenous societies where beliefs were similar, and the majority of societal members shared c...

1. Essay: In a minimum of 175 words, how could collaboration and knowledge sharing at a single organization be used to help individuals preparing for information technology at a different facility? When it comes to knowledge sharing and collaboration it is key for people joining information technology at a different facility because It will help gather information and apply the new and the old information together. It may help make information technology that much better. Exchanging ideas wit...

1. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education: a. Are historically important but have no validity for nursing today. b. Were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time. c. Were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.? d. Were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds. ANS: C By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and hand washing techniques, Florence Nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate fro...