When obtaining the nutritional health history from a female client, which question would be best to elicit information about the client's knowledge of her own health status?
A) "Are you now or have you been on a diet recently?"
B) "How much fluid do you drink in a day?"
C) "What are your height and usual weight?"
D) "Can you tell me what you ate in the last 24 hours?"
C
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a. bone marrow transplantation. b. peripheral stem cell transplantation. c. injection of monoclonal antibodies. d. radiation therapy. e. high-dose continuous antibiotic therapy.
The nurse who works with veterans from the 1940s and 1950s knows that individuals in this cohort are more likely than older adults to
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The nurse recognizes that the primary goal of a client's teaching plan is to:
1. Facilitate a knowledge-based client decision-making process 2. Provide information that brings about informed client consent 3. Enhance the client's sense of personal control regarding his or her health care 4. Therapeutically affect the client's health, wellness, and independence