When conducting an in-service about weight reduction, a nurse recognizes that participants will have accomplished true learning when they are able to demonstrate that they can do which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Adhere to a healthier diet.
2. Memorize isolated facts.
3. Exercise three times per week.
4. Consume fewer processed foods.
5. Recite a list of heart-healthy foods.
ANS: 1, 3, 4, 5
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Which of the following guidelines should the patient's nurse use in the administration of the new drug? A) Administer the drug 30 minutes before each meal, beginning the drug with a low dose. B) Give the glimepiride only if blood glucose exceeds 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L). C) Drug levels will be required to determine the therapeutic serum concentration of the drug. D) Hold the drug if the patient exhibits signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia.
In the preparedness phase for disasters, the community plans for a possible terrorist attack using anthrax as the weapon of destruction. What treatments and/or preparations would be needed?
a. Vaccines and Level B Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) b. Treatment for burns, decontamination, and Level A PPE c. Social distance determination, decontamination for radioactive fallout d. Identify and detect incendiary devices, treatment for burns and propellants
A patient in the intensive care unit is at risk for developing malnutrition. In order to prevent this, which of the following physiological tests can be done to estimate this patient's caloric needs to plan for supplementation?
1. direct calorimetry 2. indirect calorimetry 3. albumin level 4. total lymphocyte count
The nurse notes that the client has a prosthetic eye; however, the medical record does not specify which eye is prosthesis and the client is unconscious. Which method should the nurse use to identify the prosthetic eye?
1. Compare the eye color. 2. Check reaction to light. 3. Test for the blink reflex. 4. Try to remove each eye.