Which of the following is used to provide enteral nutrition to patients who no longer have a stomach?
A) Gastrostomy tube
B) Rectal tube
C) Nasogastric tube
D) Jejunostomy tube
D
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Why should the nurse avoid maintaining clients on simple IV solutions such as dextrose in water longer than 1 to 2 days?
A) Dextrose in water is nutritionally and calorically inadequate. B) Dextrose in water has high potential for severe adverse effects. C) Dextrose in water is not as effective as complex solutions. D) Dextrose in water carries a high risk of getting contaminated.
A nursing student asks about the differences between cell-cycle phase–specific chemotherapeutic agents and those that are cell-cycle phase nonspecific. What will the nurse explain?
a. Cell-cycle phase–nonspecific drugs are less toxic. b. Cell-cycle phase–specific drugs do not harm "resting" cells. c. Cell-cycle phase–specific drugs should be given at specific intervals. d. Neither type is toxic to cells in the "rest-ing" G0 phase.
The nurse evaluating the head and neck of a client would assess the carotid arteries by
a. asking the client to bear down and hold the breath while observing the arteries. b. auscultating the arteries with the diaphragm of the stethoscope. c. instructing the client to lie down and examining the arteries with oblique lighting. d. palpating the arteries simultaneously, comparing amplitudes, rates, and rhythms.
A client is being seen in the emergency department after being raped. The nurse realizes that the physical violence often associated with rape is explained as:
1. A message of victory to the victim. 2. An effort to physically discourage the victim from breaking free. 3. A mechanism to show the victim hidden sexual interests. 4. An outlet for the rapist's rage, and relief from internal turmoil.