The nurse, caring for several clients, realizes that the one who is most likely going to have enteral nutrition prescribed would be the client who:
a. has an intestinal obstruction.
b. is unconscious.
c. has severe diarrhea.
d. has a malabsorption syndrome.
ANS: B
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A) Antineoplastic B) Antirheumatoid C) Anticholinergic D) Antiosteoclastic
The nurse is aware that some arrhythmias may be the result of: (Select all that apply.)
a. hyperkalemia. b. valvular prolapse. c. infarct damage. d. defective sinoatrial node. e. excess fluid.
The nurse, caring for a client diagnosed with pyelonephritis, realizes that common risk factors for the development of this disorder include all of the following EXCEPT:
1. urinary retention. 2. urinary calculi. 3. prostate gland hypertrophy. 4. orthostatic hypotension.
Why does a person who has a spinal cord injury experience faulty control of sweating?
a. The hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to the sympathetic nervous system. b. The thalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to the sympathetic nervous system. c. The hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to the parasympathetic nervous system. d. The thalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to spinal nerve roots.