A school nurse is teaching a class of adolescents about healthy behaviors
Which of the following activities do you anticipate she would tell the class would help prevent them from experiencing anxiety and depression when they are middle-aged adults?
A) Restricting their sugar and fat intake
B) Refraining from smoking or doing drugs
C) Engaging in physical activity and exercise
D) Becoming active in local church activities
A
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a. anabolism c. base caloric requirement b. basal metabolism d. metabolic rate
The nurse is caring for a 77-year-old woman with MS. She states that she is very concerned about the progress of her disease and what the future holds
The nurse should know that elderly patients with MS are known to be particularly concerned about what variables? Select all that apply. A) Possible nursing home placement B) Pain associated with physical therapy C) Increasing disability D) Becoming a burden on the family E) Loss of appetite
During your preoperative teaching, you know to include exercise of the extremities. What is the purpose of teaching a patient leg exercises prior to surgery?
A) Leg exercises increase the patient's appetite postoperatively. B) Leg exercises improve circulation and prevent blood clots. C) Leg exercises help to prevent pressure sores to the sacrum. D) Leg exercise help increase the patient's level of consciousness after surgery.
A patient tells a nurse, "I am a weak person.". The patient feels inadequate and vulnerable and states often feeling helpless and frightened. The nursing diagnosis most likely to fit this situation is:
a. personal identity disturbance. b. chronic low self-esteem. c. personality fusion. d. depersonalization.