Which of the following nursing interventions help cancer clients with anorexia maintain nutritional intake?
1. Allow person adequate time between meals to become hungry.
2. Encourage a rest period before meals.
3. Offer simply plain foods of one color.
4. Vary supplement flavors to prevent taste fatigue.
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A) True B) False
You are doing a shift assessment on your patients after first taking report. An elderly patient is having her second dose of IV antibiotics for a diagnosis of pneumonia. The nurse notices a new reddened rash on the patient's chest
The patient should be asked what priority question regarding the presence of a reddened rash? A) Is the rash worse at a particular time or season? B) Are you allergic to any food or medication? C) Is there any loss of sensation? D) What is your occupation?
The persuasion stage of adoption refers to a situation in which consumers are aware of a research finding and believe that it should result in changes
A) True B) False
A patient with mania relapsed after discontinuing lithium. New orders are written to resume lithium twice daily and begin olanzapine (Zyprexa). The addition of olanzapine to the medication regimen will:
a. minimize the side effects of lithium. b. bring hyperactivity under rapid control. c. enhance the antimanic actions of lithium. d. be used for long-term control of hyperactivity.