Timing of the get-and-go test enhances its sensitivity. The process should take less than
A. Thirty seconds
B. Sixteen seconds
C. Sixty seconds
D. Ten seconds
B
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Adherence to the concept of confidentiality for the patient's medical record requires that the nurse:
a. provide information only to another nurse. b. provide information only to an attorney. c. share information only with the family. d. have a clinical reason for reading the record.
The nurse is caring for a patient with ketoacidosis, who is complaining of increasing lethargy and occasional confusion following several weeks of rigid adherence to a carbohydrate-free diet
The nurse understands which of the following phenomena is most likely occurring? A) High-fat, low-carbohydrate dietary intake is associated with respiratory acidosis. B) In the absence of carbohydrate energy sources, her body is metabolizing fat and releasing ketoacids. C) Metabolism of dietary fats without the buffer action of carbohydrates results in the catabolism of ketoacids. D) Decreased carbohydrate intake induces insulin deficiency and consequent ketoacidosis.
Patients may be deficient in which vitamin during the winter months?
1) A 2) D 3) E 4) K
You are checking a baby's crib for safety. Which is safe?
a. The mattress fits loosely. b. Mattress hooks are not bent or broken. c. The crib is close to a heat register. d. The crib is near other furniture.