A patient with AKI is ill and has a poor appetite. What would the health care team try first?
a. Iv normal saline to prevent dehydration
b. Familiar foods brought by the family
c. Nasogastric tube for enteral feedings
d. Oral supplements designed for kidney patients
Answer: d. Oral supplements designed for kidney patients
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The nurse is planning care for a client admitted with heart failure. Based on this diagnosis, which type of renal failure is the client at an increased risk for experiencing?
A) Prerenal hypovolemia B) Intrarenal glomerular injury C) Intrarenal acute tubular necrosis D) Prerenal low cardiac output
Which of the following statements illustrates the effect of the sociocultural dimension on health and illness?
A) "Why shouldn't I drink and drive? Everyone else does." B) "My mother has sickle cell anemia, and so do I." C) "I know I have heart problems, so I have changed my diet." D) "I used biofeedback to lower my blood pressure."
The nurse caring for a patient in labor anticipates fetal macrosomia and shoulder dystocia
Appropriate management of shoulder dystocia is essential in order to prevent which fetal complications? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Brachial plexus injury 2. Fractured clavicle 3. Asphyxia 4. Neurological damage 5. Puerperal infection
The client is prescribed doxazosin (Cardura) for hypertension and asks the nurse how the medication works. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. "It works by making your blood vessels expand." 2. "It works by causing your kidneys to excrete more urine." 3. "It works by decreasing the release of stress hormones." 4. "It works by making your heart work more efficiently."