The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a patient with multiple sclerosis (an autoimmune disease). Which discharge instruction is aimed at preventing a future exacerbation?
a. Engage in some form of exercise as tolerated.
b. Avoid highly stressful situations.
c. Check your skin regularly for pressure sores.
d. Eat a diet with lots of fiber.
ANS: B
High stress levels are known to exacerbate multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases. Exercise helps keep muscles loose and helps with balance, and assessing skin for pressure sores and eating a diet with high fiber prevents complications from multiple sclerosis.
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The prescriber has ordered an antibiotic for a patient with a bacterial infection. The nurse provides patient education at discharge and instructs the patient to take the drug on an empty stomach
This means that the patient should take the drug (Select all that apply.) a. 1 hour or more before a meal. b. only after an 8-hour fast. c. only after the patient has missed a meal. d. at least 2 hours after a meal. e. with liquids but not solids within 12 hours.
Which statement is the most accurate about moral development in the 9-year-old school-age child?
a. Right and wrong are based on physical consequences of behavior. b. The child obeys parents because of fear of punishment. c. The school-age child conforms to rules to please others. d. Parents are the determiners of right and wrong for the school-age child.
The nurse is caring for a teenage girl with a new ileostomy. She tells the nurse tearfully that she cannot go to the prom with an ostomy. Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "You should get your prom dress one size larger to hide the ostomy appliance." b. "You should avoid broccoli and carbo-nated drinks so that the pouch won't fill with air under your dress." c. "Let's talk to the enterostomal therapist (ET) about options for ostomy supplies and dress styles so that you can look beautiful for the prom." d. "You can remove the pouch from your ostomy appliance when you are at the prom so that it is less noticeable."