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A nurse is teaching an adolescent client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus about managing hypoglycemia. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? A. "You should drink 8 oz of a regular soft drink if you experience hypoglycemia." B. "You should drink 4 oz of orange juice if you experience hypoglycemia." C. "You should take 2 glucose tablets if you experience hypoglycemia." D. "You should take 3 tsp of sugar if you experience hy...

Definition of Nursing - Correct AnswerVirginia Henderson 14 components of nursing care are based on 14 needs of patients 4 major concepts: individual, environment, health, nursing Theory of 5 levels of nursing experience- novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert - Correct AnswerBenner Self Care deficit nursing theory - Correct AnswerDorothea Orem Patients want to care for themselves and can recover quicker 3 categories- universal, developmental, health deviat...

Question 1: A nurse Is providing dietary teaching about prevention of neural tube defects in the fetus to a client who is pregnant. Which of the following nutrients should the nurse recommend? ● Calcium ● Folate ● Vitamin B12 ● Magnesium - Correct Answer● folate Question 2: A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and has manifestations of dysphagia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take? ● Tilt the clients head backward to facilitat...

Which are the preferred reference values for evaluating diets in healthy people? - Correct AnswerDietary reference intakes The nurse is helping a group of patients understand changes with aging. At what age do nutrient requirements change? - Correct Answer50 years What is the correct term for the discipline that applies nutrition science to promote human health and treat disease? - Correct AnswerDietetics An older woman is asking which special nutrient she should consume as ...

a nurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes Mellitus and is experiencing hyperglycemia. which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - Correct Answerreports increased urinary output. Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst, abdominal pain, constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive for sugar and acetone, and a bloo...

additives - Correct Answernatural or synthetic chemical substances added to food during manufacture or processing to improve the quality, flavour, colour, texture, or stability of the product aeration - Correct Answerincorporating air into a mixture agitate - Correct Answerto stir, shake, or disturb a liquid al dente - Correct Answer'firm to the bite', a description of the texture of correctly cooked pasta allergies - Correct Answeran immune system reaction that o...

According to the Corbin and Strauss chronic illness trajectory, which statement describes a patient with an unstable condition? a. Life-threatening situation b. Increasing disability and symptoms c. Gradual return to acceptable way of life d. Loss of control over symptoms and disease course - Correct AnswerD The nurse identifies the presence of age-associated memory impairment in the older adult who states a. "I just can't seem to remember the name of my grand...

The nurse recognizes the primary focus of pharmacology involves providing clients with which of the following? a. Development of as many drugs from natural sources as possible. b. Improvement of the quality of life and relief of human suffering. c. Provision of cures for disease states and chronic illness. d. Creation of drug formulations that can easily be reproduced in the laboratory. - Correct Answerb. Improvement of the quality of life and relief of human sufferin...

Mortality statistics - Correct AnswerLeading cause of death (all ages/genders) 1. heart disease (or diseases of the heart. 2.Cancer (or malignant neoplasmas) 3. Chronic lung diseases (or chronic lower respiratory diseases) Cancer mortality - Correct Answerleading cause of cancer deaths: lung cancer leading cause of cancer deaths in men: lung cancer leading cause of cancer deaths in women: lung cancer Leading causes of death in adolescents Death rate for teen males is higher...

A 14yo male with bronchitis is being treated with fluids and expectorants. He returns to the clinic with a fever of 103F, right pleuritic chest pain, and green sputum. Which of the following examination results would be expected? A. Right lower lobe crackles B. Decreased Fremitus C. Bilateral Wheezing D. Normal Percussion - Correct AnswerA. Right lower lobe crackles. 2 year old child is diagnosed with radial head subluxation ("nursemaid's elbow"). After closed manipu...