A patient needs nutritional counseling after a myocardial infarction to assist in reducing cholesterol level. The nurse would recommend that the patient should eat foods that are high in which type of fat?
a. Animal fat
b. Trans fat
c. Triglyceride fat
d. Vegetable fat
D
Most vegetable fats have higher amounts of unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, which have a minimal effect on blood cholesterol. Animal fats are high in saturated fatty acids, which increase blood cholesterol. Approximately 98% of all lipids in food and 90% of all lipids in the human body are in the form of triglycerides, which have been linked to cardiovascular disease. Trans fatty acids are created when vegetable oils are hydrogenated in food processing; they raise "bad" cholesterol while lowering "good" cholesterol.
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a. during intrauterine life with an HIV-positive mother. b. during the birth process of an HIV-positive mother. c. from other children who are HIV positive. d. from receiving a transfusion contaminated with the HIV virus. e. from breast feeding by an HIV-positive mother.
The client is perspiring, has an increase in pulse and blood pressure, and states, "I am so worried about this operation I can't think straight." What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?
a. Ineffective individual coping b. Anxiety c. Powerlessness d. Impaired adjustment
A person from which of the following groups is most likely to make eye contact with the nurse?
a. Asian-Americans c. African-Americans b. European Americans d. Native Americans
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Which response by a member of the class would indicate a need for further teaching? "Tocolytics are used to a. augment labor." b. control postpartum bleeding." c. induce abortion." d. suppress preterm labor."