A client with chronic kidney disease has lower extremity edema despite following a no-added salt diet. Which sources of dietary sodium should the nurse identify when analyzing this client's diet?
a. Canned soup, hot dogs, and pickles
b. Canned fruit, ice cream, and cookies
c. Lunch meat, frozen foods, and cereal
d. Hamburgers, ketchup, and tossed salad
a. Canned soup, hot dogs, and pickles
Foods that are processed or pickled are high in sodium content. These foods include hot dogs, canned soup, lunch meats, cheese, pickles, condiments, sausages, and salted snacks. Hamburgers, salad, cereal, canned fruit, ice cream, and cookies have a lower amount, or in some cases, no sodium. The client should be encouraged to read the content labels on all processed foods and avoid any with high amounts of sodium. Sodium from all sources should not exceed 1 to 3 grams per day for clients on dialysis.
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1. "This situation is very sad, but time is a great healer." 2. "You are sad, but you must be strong for your other children." 3. "Once you cry it all out, things will seem so much better." 4. "It must be horrible to lose a child, and I'll stay with you until your husband arrives."
When asked by nurses wishing to learn about correctional nursing, the correctional nurse would
characterize the health problems of inmates as a. simple, subacute health disorders. b. chronic, long-term, and infectious diseases. c. acute, short-term problems similar to the nonincarcerated population. d. mostly preventable or correctable with diet, exercise, and violence prevention.
A nurse is discussing infant care with a woman who just had a baby girl. What type of nutrition would the nurse recommend for the infant?
A) solid foods after the first month C) bottle feeding with cow's milk B) no solid foods until age 1 year D) breastfeeding or formula with iron
Damon is a 3-month-old patient on the pediatric floor for a post-operative stay. Cyndie, his primary nurse, is about to assess Damon for the first time this shift. A therapeutic approach to the assessment would be:
1. Cooing, speaking in soft tones, and smiling at Damon as she performs the assessment. 2. Talking loudly and not making eye contact with Damon during the assessment. 3. Speaking to the parent during the entire assessment so as much information can be gathered from the parent as possible. 4. To not talk and try to keep Damon as quiet as possible to during the assessment.