Which statement by a woman diagnosed with premenstrual syndrome indicates that further health teaching is needed?
a. "I will not eat chips or pickles."
b. "Coffee and chocolate can make me more irritable and nervous."
c. "Drinking alcohol makes me more depressed."
d. "I'll eat only three meals per day."
D
Less intake of salty foods helps to decrease fluid retention. Caffeine consumption increases irritability, insomnia, anxiety, and nervousness. Alcohol consumption aggravates depression. The woman should be encouraged to eat six small meals a day to decrease risk of hypoglycemia.
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a. MRI b. CT scan c. Thallium scan d. PET
A client was quite ill and the family was doing their best. After careful assessment and diagnosis, the home health nurse was setting priorities for care. Which of the following should be the basis for deciding which intervention to implement first?
a. Address the problem that is easiest to fix first so the client and family could see some success fairly quickly b. Address the most serious problem first for the client's long-term health c. Address the problem that is partly causing other problems first d. Address the problem that the client and family think should be addressed first
A young man is staggering out of a partially closed doorway to a garage, where a car is running inside. He speaks slowly in a very low voice, telling the nurse that he fell asleep in the car with the engine running
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Albumin levels are used to measure:
1. short-term changes in protein status. 2. starvation. 3. protein status. 4. long-term nutritional status.