The nurse is teaching a 54-year-old patient with diabetes about proper composition of the daily diet. The nurse explains that the guideline for carbohydrate intake is which of the following?
A. 80% of daily intake
B. Minimum of 80 g/day
C. Minimum of 130 g/day
D. Maximum of 130 g/day
Answer: C. Minimum of 130 g/day
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Before providing written information or behavioral contracts to a patient, a nurse should ascertain that the patient
a. can read and understand. b. has resources for change. c. is ready to make changes. d. wants to make changes.
A nurse has just been certified as a Case Manager. Which of the following activities will the nurse most likely be involved when implementing this role? Select all that apply
a. interact with insurance companies b. utilization review and quality management c. follow only one or two acutely ill patients d. work with community based vendors e. work closely with multiple disciplines f. provide direct patient care at the bedside
Which of the following choices would best answer the question, "Who owns a patient's x-rays?"?
a. The patient b. The doctor c. The facility that performed the procedure. d. None of the above.
A single male caregiver of a 14-year-old girl accompanies his daughter to her pre-high school physical. In the course of discussion about how his daughter is developing, he remarks, "She's terrific most of the time
Of course, when she gets her period, she's miserable and mean, but I tell her that's just what it's like to be a woman." Of the following statements, which would be the most appropriate response by the nurse? A) "PMS is a problem for a lot of women, but sometimes it's worse in the beginning. She might outgrow it." B) "There are nutritional and medical things she can do to lessen the symptoms. I'll give both of you information about some strategies and we'll track her for a few months." C) "That must be hard on you, especially because you are raising her by yourself." D) "That doesn't make being a woman sound very good. It would probably be easier for her if you could be more supportive."