A black man who is obese and smokes would have a hypertension staging of:
1. A.
2. B.
3. C.
4. D.
2
Grade B criteria are that the patient has more than one risk factor (black, obese, smoker), with no target organ damage and no clinical cardiovascular problems.
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A) Increase calcium and vitamin intake. B) Perform meticulous foot care. C) Exercise 3 to 4 times weekly for at least 30 minutes. D) Take corticosteroids as ordered.
The risk manager informs the nurse manager of an orthopedic unit that her unit has had an increase in incident reports about patients falling during the 11-7 shift. The nurse manager knows that the best way to resolve the problem is to:
a. Use creativity. b. Obtain support from the 7-3 shift. c. Use institutional research. d. Identify the problem.
A couple is requesting fertility counseling. The nurse practitioner has identified the factors listed below in the woman's health history, and knows which of them could be contributing to the couple's infertility?
1. The client is 38 years old. 2. The client was 13 years old when she started her menses. 3. The client works as a dental hygienist 3 days a week. 4. The client jogs 2 miles a day.
The nurse is providing care to a postpartum client 24 hours after delivery who has been diagnosed with metritis. Which response by the nurse is accurate when the client asks what made her sick?
1. "Early infections such as this are often caused by group beta strep (GBS)." 2. "Most infections are often caused by a chlamydial infection. Do you practice safe sex?" 3. "You must have already been sick when you came to deliver your baby." 4. "There is no way to knowing why you got sick. Sometimes it just happens."