The nurse is providing education to a client with high triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Which food should the client be cautioned to avoid?
A) Coconut
B) Fish
C) Chicken
D) Sunflower
Ans: A
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Coconut oil, palm oil, and palm kernel oil are highly saturated fats.
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The nurse is caring for a pregnant patient recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The patient tells the nurse she does not want to take medications while she is pregnant. What will the nurse explain to this patient?
a. Hypothyroidism is a normal effect of pregnancy and usually is of no conse-quence. b. Neuropsychologic deficits in the fetus can occur if the condition is not treated. c. No danger to the fetus exists until the third trimester. d. Treatment is required only if the patient is experiencing symptoms.
During medication reconciliation, the patient tells you that he takes Luvox daily as a "water pill." You note that this drug is not on his current list of ordered drugs. How should you proceed?
a. Ask him what strength or dose of Luvox he takes. b. Request that the prescriber add Luvox to the patient's orders. c. Ask the patient to have all his drugs brought from home to the hospital. d. Check with the pharmacist to determine whether Luvox interacts with his ordered drugs.
A nursing student complains about not having enough time to get everything done. Identify the small daily block of time documented by the student that can add up to a large time loss by the end of a school week
a. Breaks of more than 10 minutes of inactivity between classes b. Looking up medical and nursing terms c. Talking with relatives and children d. Using break time to review for the next class
Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____, and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).