Modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) include which group?
a. Diabetes, family history
b. Family history, smoking
c. Smoking, heredity
d. High cholesterol, obesity
D
Modifiable factors include smoking, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity.
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A) Bradycardia B) Tachycardia C) Atrial fibrillation D) AV dissociation
The clinic nurse is admitting a 39-year-old woman who has come to the clinic complaining of left-sided tenderness, fever, chills, and flank pain. What does the nurse suspect the patient has?
A) Cystitis B) Kidney stones C) Neurogenic bladder D) Pyelonephritis
The primary socializing agents of children age 6 to 12 shift from their parents to
a. same-sex peers in school and the neighborhood. b. siblings. c. pop stars and teen idols. d. grandparents, aunts, and uncles.
Roger, a 34-year-old patient with cancer, is undergoing outpatient chemotherapy. Nancy, the nurse caring for him at the clinic where he goes for his treatments notes that Roger's white blood cell count is very low and he has little energy
Roger's plan of care is based upon the nursing diagnosis Risk for infection. Nancy provides patient teaching in order to reduce Roger's risk for infection. Nancy is using which skill in this situation? A. Medical diagnosis B. Scientific method C. Diagnostic reasoning D. Data collection