A nurse is providing care for a 40-year-old adult with a BMI of 32. Which of the following best describes this person?
a. Normal weight
b. Overweight
c. Obese
d. Morbidly obese
Ans: c. Obese
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The nurse is preparing to bath a client on the first postoperative day. Which nursing intervention should take priority?
1. Apply lotion to the extremities. 2. Change the water when it becomes cold. 3. Raise side rails when gathering supplies. 4. Remove the soiled dressing during the bath.
A nurse is doing an admission assessment of a young adult female who has a history of depression and who was brought to the hospital by her boyfriend
In response to the nurse's question regarding suicidal ideation, the client discloses that they are thinking about killing themselves. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client next? A) "What does your boyfriend think about your desire to kill yourself?" B) "What are your spiritual beliefs about suicide?" C) "What will killing yourself accomplish?" D) "What thoughts have you had about how you would kill yourself?"