The client states that a friend had developed dehydration during a long-distance race. The client wants to know how to adequately prevent dehydration and hyponatremia when running long distances
Which of the following is the nurse's best response? 1. "You should drink at every opportunity during the race.". 2. "Avoid ingesting salty foods on the day of the race.". 3. "Focus on increasing your consumption of potassium-rich foods during the race.". 4. "Liberally salt your food and drink just to maintain your weight during the race.".
4 Rationale: This client can prepare for the long-distance race by routinely eating foods with a liberal amount of salt. The diet should include fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and whole grains. People who drink to gain fluid weight during races have a higher risk of developing hyponatremia. Potassium rich foods ingestion can help prevent hypokalemia but will not help prevent dehydration and hyponatremia.
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a. "Don't worry about the pain; breast cancer is not painful." b. "I would like some more information about the pain in your left breast." c. "Oh, I had pain like that after my son was born; it turned out to be a blocked milk duct." d. "Breast pain is almost always the result of benign breast disease."
Artificial organs, genetic screening, ultrasound, and other innovations today save lives that once would have been given no hope. These advances have raised ethical questions related to which of the following issues?
A) For whom and when technology should be used B) How procedures should be monitored and outcomes measured C) How judgments about patients' health status can be kept objective D) The limits of medical practice in diagnosing and treating disease
The nurse understands that the clinical definition of sterility is failure to conceive after _____ months of frequent, unprotected sex
a. 6 b. 12 c. 18 d. 24
What type of nursing position would most likely provide experience in the type of nursing situations upon which the NCLEX® Exam questions are based?
a. Home care nurse b. Psychiatric staff nurse c. Staff nurse in an ambulatory pediatric clinic d. Staff nurse in a medical-surgical inpatient unit