Assessment reveals a low percentile for midarm muscle circumference (MAMC) and a high percentile for triceps skin fold (TSF) thickness. Which of the following would be appropriate?
A) Teaching the client muscle-building exercises
B) Discussing ways to increase body fat stores
C) Assisting client in reducing the amount of fluid build-up
D) Encouraging the use of a multivitamin supplement
A
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A nurse is working with a six-year-old diagnosed with OCD. What medication might the nurse expect would be prescribed for this patient?
1. Clomipramine (Anafranil) 2. Sertraline (Zoloft) 3. Methylphenidate (Ritalin) 4. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
The client with a head injury is being given the neuromuscular blocking agent vecuronium while on mechanical ventilation. Pharmacologic paralysis should include which of the fol-lowing considerations before implementation?
A. The drug may induce seizures. B. The drug has addictive properties. C. The drug will diminish the client's gag reflex. D. The drug does not induce analgesia or sedation.
Surgical patients should not take aspirin prior to their surgery because
A. the gastric irritation might complicate their recovery 1 B. the likelihood of contracting Reye's syndrome is increased C. blood clotting time is increased D. prostaglandin secretion will be increased
The nurse at a primary care practice is interviewing a new patient who reports she has been having chronic sleep disturbance. The patient reports that she is having difficulty concentrating at work and is irritable with her family members. The nurse recognizes that the patient is likely in which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
Stage of exhaustion Stage of resistance Stage of resilience Alarm reaction