Nurses use which measurement as the most highly correlated with risk of morbidity and mortality?
a. Waist-to-hip ratio
b. Triceps skinfold measure
c. Desirable body weight
d. Body mass index (BMI)
ANS: D
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a. "I will be gradually weaned off my medications during my lifetime." b. "After 6 months, I will be down to taking one medication for life." c. "My doctors may try to stop my steroids soon after my transplant." d. "I will only need to take my mediations every other day for life."
Which of the following actions by the graduate nurse is an inappropriate methodology to recover from reality shock?
a. Networking c. Returning to school b. Obtaining a mentor d. Joining a support group
When a proportion is written as fractions, you can ________ the numerators and denominators to determine if the proportion is true.
What will be an ideal response?
The nurse is collecting data from a patient with kidney disease. Which adventitious lung sound should the nurse recognize as being caused by fluid overload?
a. Stridor b. Crackles c. Wheezes d. Pleural friction rub