Which portion of a nutritional assessment must the registered nurse complete?
1) Analyzing the data
2) Obtaining intake and output
3) Weighing the patient
4) Obtaining the history
ANS: 1
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memory and judgment, and is often disoriented to the time. The nurse knows that the doctor must be contacted and that this client most likely will be: a. Admitted to a long-term care agency because she is a threat to herself b. Admitted to a state-psychiatric facility for an extended period for intense therapy c. Referred to a group home setting for better supervision d. Admitted to the hospital for evaluation and possible adjustment of her medications
The client with liver dysfunction has low serum levels of fibrinogen and a prolonged prothrombin time (PT). Based on these findings, which of the following actions are planned to promote client safety? Select all that apply
1. Monitor potassium levels. 2. Monitor for symptoms of fluid retention. 3. Provide the client with a soft toothbrush. 4. Instruct the client to use an electric razor. 5. Weigh client daily, and monitor trends. 6. Monitor all secretions for frank or occult blood.
Although all areas of medicine, including pharmacology, have made great advances in the last century, the early roots of pharmacology still apply for the nurse and other health professionals. What were the early roots of pharmacology?
1. Applying products to relieve human suffering 2. Creating new drugs as quickly as possible 3. Finding medicinal alternatives to plants 4. Understanding how drugs take their effects
The nurse is ready to begin a tube feeding via a nasogastric feeding tube for a patient who is coma-tose. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Place the patient onto the left side with knees flexed. b. Elevate the head of the bed 10 degrees. c. Lay the patient supine. d. Place the patient in high Fowler's position. ____