The most effective strategy for preventing renal stones is:
A. daily exercise
B. adequate hydration
C. limiting coffee consumption
D. smoking cessation
Ans: B. adequate hydration
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a. Nocturia b. Flank pain c. Increased abdominal girth d. Dysuria e. Hematuria f. Diarrhea
A 72-year-old woman from the Dominican Republic is hospitalized after fainting while visiting her daughter
The staff has voiced complaints regarding the family ignoring hospital rules regarding visiting hours and number of visitors allowed in the room. In addition, the daughter brings food to the mother from home that is not a part of the client's prescribed diet. How can the staff deal with these issues in a professional manner? a. Meet with the patient and family to determine how to provide support for cultural practices. b. Have security remove the family and focus on the client's care and needs. c. Accept the food from the family and throw it out without informing them. d. Allow family presence to take priority over treatments and therapies.
When the patient enters into nephrotic syndrome after an exacerbation of glomerulonephritis, the nurse would expect to see:
a. decreased serum albumin. b. decreased lipids. c. decreased proteinuria. d. increased hematuria.
Using the Curreri formula to compute daily caloric needs of a 200-pound client with a 20% burn, the nurse-practitioner would compute the client's daily caloric needs to be
a. 2272. b. 2580. c. 2872. d. 3072.