A client has been admitted to a healthcare facility with frequent diarrhea. The nurse is concerned about fluid loss. Which condition is most likely to occur with a significant loss of extracellular fluid (ECF) volume?
A) Hypovolemic shock
B) High blood pressure
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Overhydration
A
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The nurse accepts a new job and will move from a long-term care facility to a job in an acute care facility. The nurse will need to do what?
1. Adapt motivational approaches 2. Work more hours per week 3. Obtain further formal education 4. Reduce the time spent caring for patients
An important nutritional consideration in the elderly population is:
a. decreased protein requirements. b. increasing caloric requirements with age. c. potential for drug-nutrient interaction related to polypharmacy. d. presence of other diseases that decrease caloric needs.
A client in intensive care has had an STEMI. The client is alternately yelling out and crying. The client states "I'll never be able to go back to work again!" The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client is
a. Altered Body Image. b. Anxiety. c. Fear. d. Powerlessness.
A crisis results in psychiatric problems when:
a. adversity occurs b. coping mechanisms fail c. unpredictable events occur d. stress is experienced