These statements are about colostomies. Which is correct?
a. The person completes a bowel training program to learn how to defecate again.
b. Stool consistency should always look the same.
c. The more colon remaining, the more liquid the stool.
d. Good skin care is necessary because feces irritate the skin.
D
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The nurse is prioritizing care to prevent pressure sores for a client who is immobilized. Which interventions are appropriate? (Select all that apply.)
a. Place a small pillow between bony sur-faces. b. Elevate the head of the bed to 45 degrees. c. Limit fluids and proteins in the diet. d. Use a lift sheet to assist with reposition-ing. e. Reposition the client who is in a chair every 2 hours. f. Keep the heels off the bed surfaces. g. Use a rubber ring to decrease sacral pres-sure when up in the chair.
Which industrialized countries have a national health insurance system? (Select all that apply.)
a. France b. Canada c. United States d. South Africa e. Great Britain
The dietician suggests that a client weighing 220 lbs. should lose 15% of the current body to meet the first weight loss goal
How many pounds does this client have to lose to meet the first weight loss goal? Record the answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
When a patient with opioid tolerance has an altered physiologic response to pain stimuli, he or she develops a form of pain sensitivity called what?
A) Opioid hyperalgesia B) Pain hyperactivity C) Opioid hypoalgesia D) Pain hypoactivity