What is the ideal body weight (IBW) for a female client who is 5 feet 6 inches tall?
1. 110 pounds
2. 120 pounds
3. 130 pounds
4. 140 pounds
3
Calculate the IBW for a female client in the following manner:
1. Start with 100 pounds
2. Add 5 pounds for each inch of height over 5 feet.
3. Solution: 100 pounds + (5 pounds ? 6 inches) = 100 + 30 = 130 pounds
You might also like to view...
What development stage is the sense of industry?
1. Adolescent 2. Preschool 3. School-age 4. Toddler
The nurse is preparing a patient for a lumbar puncture. Which action is appropriate?
a. Administer enemas until clear. b. Remove all metal jewelry. c. Assist the patient into a side-lying position. d. Remove the patient's dentures.
A patient is diagnosed with Lyme disease. Which medications should the nurse expect to be prescribed for managing the manifestations of this health problem?
Select all that apply. 1. aspirin 2. ibuprofen 3. erythromycin 4. warfarin sodium 5. amoxicillin (Amoxil)
What is a central assumption of the constructivist paradigm?
A. Values and biases can and should be held in check in studying the real world. B. Reality is not fixed; it is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans. C. Objective reality and natural phenomena are regular and orderly. D. Phenomena are not haphazard and result from prior causes.