The nurse is assessing a group of patients with pre-diabetes. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching plan regarding pre-diabetes?
1. The person with pre-diabetes has an increased risk of heart disease.
2. Individuals with pre-diabetes should limit fluid intake.
3. Patients with pre-diabetes are at increased risk for macular degeneration.
4. The person with pre-diabetes needs insulin to maintain normal blood glucose levels.
The person with pre-diabetes has an increased risk of heart disease.
Rationale: The individual with pre-diabetes is at risk for cardiovascular disease. Fluids are not restricted in pre-diabetes. While individuals with poorly managed diabetes are at risk for retinopathy, the pre-diabetic is not at risk for diabetes, but does not have or necessarily develop macular degeneration. A client with pre-diabetes may not always develop diabetes, and not all diabetics require insulin.
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1. Childhood-onset conduct disorder is more severe than the adolescent-onset type, and these individuals likely develop antisocial personality disorder in adulthood. 2. Childhood-onset conduct disorder is caused by a difficult temperament, and the child is likely to outgrow these behaviors by adulthood. 3. Childhood-onset conduct disorder is diagnosed only when behaviors emerge before the age of 5, and, therefore, improvement is likely. 4. Childhood-onset conduct disorder has no treatment or cure, and children diagnosed with this disorder are likely to develop progressive oppositional defiant disorder.
Which of the following represent the specific attributes that qualitative research must possess in order to be evaluated as acceptable? (Select all that apply.)
a. Intellectual contribution b. Methodological congruence c. Evaluative strength d. Philosophical congruence e. Suspension of disbelief f. Intuitive comprehension
The nurse travels around her community looking at how people live, where they live, the type of housing in the neighborhood, and the location of available services. The nurse is conducting a(n)
A) informant interview. B) participant observation. C) windshield survey. D) constructed survey.
Which is the expected priority outcome for a client receiving normal serum albumin (Albuminar)?
A. Afebrile B. Free of a rash C. Normal breathing pattern D. Alert and oriented