Energy imbalance is most accurately defined as a situation in which:
1. Kilocalorie intake equals kilocalorie expenditure
2. Kilocalorie output equals kilocalorie intake
3. Kilocalorie intake does not equal kilocalorie output
4. Metabolic disturbance in which the body fails to use kilocalories correctly
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A smoker has confided to the nurse that he or she feels like a failure because he or she began smoking again after not having had a cigarette for more than a week. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Let's discuss what triggered you to start smoking again so you can avoid it in the future." b. "You understand that smoking is the number one cause of death in the United States, correct?" c. "Did you know that your insurance premiums will increase if you continue to smoke?" d. "My mother died last year of lung cancer."
The nurse is assessing a patient who was recently divorced and is now living in a temporary shelter after losing her home in a hurricane. Which finding indicates that the patient is experiencing allostatic load?
A) The patient is in a state of exhaustion. B) The patient is using available resources to respond to stress. C) The patient is making healthy lifestyle choices. D) The patient is in an internal state of balance.
Conversion factors can be written as fractions or ratios
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
After the nurse has completed teaching a patient with newly diagnosed eosinophilic esophagitis about the management of the disease, which patient action indicates that the teaching has been effective?
a. Patient orders nonfat milk for each meal. b. Patient uses the prescribed corticosteroid inhaler. c. Patient schedules an appointment for allergy testing. d. Patient takes ibuprofen (Advil) to control throat pain.