A nurse documents a patient's hematocrit as 8 g/dL. What nutritional condition does this biochemical data signify?
A) Dehydration
B) Malnutrition
C) Malabsorption
D) Anemia
D
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During a home care visit the nurse learns that a client ingests 14 cups of fluid each day. How many liters of fluid should the nurse document that the client ingests?
1. 0.336 2. 3.36 3. 33.6 4. 336
The nurse is teaching a prenatal class about infant care. The nurse emphasizes that parents should call their healthcare provider immediately if their infant (Select all that apply.)
1. is 4 months old,received a DTaPimmunization yesterday,and has a temperature of 38.0 degrees C (100.4 degrees F). 2. is under 3 months old and has atemperature over 40.1 degrees C (104.2 degrees F). 3. is difficult to awaken and has apulsing fontanel. 4. has purple spots on the skin and islethargic. 5. has a stiff neck and has been irritablefor three days.
Which is the most appropriate nursing intervention by a nurse when working with a client who is from a different culture? Select all that apply
A) Communicating with necessary support (i.e., interpreter) B) Interacting with familial social unit C) Performing cultural and spiritual rituals according to beliefs (except in cases of serious contraindication) D) Treating the client like any other American client
What is the process of gas exchange within the systemic capillaries called??
A) Internal respiration B) External expiration C) Internal expiration D) External respiration