When clients have a strong family history of both heart disease and cancer, the nurse should encourage them to reduce their intake of

a. dietary fiber
b. protein
c. monounsaturated fat
d. saturated fat


Ans: d. saturated fat

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a. They are supported by donations from the public. b. Most only provide primary care services. c. They are not involved in the education of health care providers. d. They provide health care services at the national, state, and local levels.

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A patient tells the nurse that his eyes "aren't working right." When the nurse asks what the patient means, the patient states, "It is like one eye is moving faster than the other

" What test would be most appropriate for the nurse to use to assess this patient? A) Cover B) Kinetic confrontation C) Cardinal fields D) Static confrontation

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The nurse tells the client that the urinary catheter insertion may feel uncomfortable. Which of the following is the rationale for this nursing intervention?

a. It serves as a reminder to the nurse that catheterization may feel uncomfortable. b. It shows the client that the nurse has performed a catheterization before. c. An informed client often perceives the treatment with less anxiety and as less un-pleasant. d. The nurse should not tell the client how much pain could actually be experienced by a particular procedure.

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The student nurse is learning about the various complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, which may be employed as collaborative treatment for the patient with mental illness. What will the student learn about the core concept of Ayurveda?

1. It uses instruments measuring body functions and providing sensory feedback to train patients to voluntarily control certain bodily processes. 2. It aims to integrate the body, mind, and spirit to prevent and treat illness and may employ herbs, massage, meditation, diet, and lifestyle modifications. 3. A medical system originating in China, its philosophy views the human body as a microcosm of the surrounding universe. 4. It seeks to stimulate the body's ability to heal itself by giving very small doses of highly diluted substances that, in larger doses, would produce symptoms or illness.

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