Mr. Jeung is a 60-year-old man who has been coming to the local dialysis center three times a weeks for the past year. Mr. Jeung is interested in the possibility of beginning home hemodialysis, and his wife is willing and able to assist accordingly
The dialysis nurse knows that the primary goal of performing dialysis in the patient's own home is to maximize:
A) The patient's adherence to the prescribed regimen
B) The patient's ability to resume a normal diet
C) The patient's independence and quality of life
D) The patient's weight loss and consistency of fluid balance
C
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a. Liver disease b. Inflammation c. Hepatic insufficiency d. Destruction e. Fibrotic regeneration
HSV-2 causes single or multiple __________ on the penis, prepuce, buttocks, thighs, introitus, or cervix
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A nurse enters an inpatient room and finds the family disagreeing about the client's living arrangements after discharge. Which information should the nurse provide when teaching techniques to resolve family conflicts?
A. All family members should use past incidents to make their point. B. One family member should act as a gatekeeper in order to avoid family confrontation. C. One family member should act as a compromiser to preserve harmony in the family system. D. All family members should respect differing opinions and use compromise and negotiation.
A nursing instructor describes the use of outcomes potentially sensitive to nursing as which of the following?
A) Standardized data reflecting nursing activities B) Medical diagnosis thought to measure nursing C) Inverse relationship between nursing and outcomes D) Adverse outcomes directly related to nursing care