A home care nurse is teaching a patient's daughter meal planning for her mother who is recovering from a hip replacement surgery
Which of the following meals indicates that the daughter understands the concept of a nutritionally complete choice based upon the Food Guide Pyramid?
A) Cheeseburger, carrot sticks and mushroom soup with crackers
B) Spaghetti and meat sauce with a salad
C) Chicken and pepper stir fry and basmati rice
D) Ham sandwich with tomato on rye bread with peaches and yogurt
Ans: D
Feedback: The menu has a choice from each of the food groups from the Food Guide Pyramid. The other selections are incomplete choices.
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1. Administer intramuscular injections (IM). 2. Perform oral hygiene. 3. Monitor intake and output. 4. Use palpation as a component of assessment.
The nurse is caring for a patient with moderate Alzheimer disease (AD). The health care provider has ordered memantine (Namenda) for the collaborative treatment of the patient's disease. What is the nurse's best understanding of this medication's action?
1. Protects cells against excess glutamate by partially blocking NMDA c-receptors. 2. Slows the degradation of acetylcholine, thereby increasing concentration of the neurotransmitters in the cerebral cortex. 3. Protects cells against excess NMDA by partially blocking glutamate c-receptors. 4. Slows the degradation of dopamine, thereby increasing concentration of the neurotransmitters in the cerebral cortex.
The family of an older patient who is terminally ill wants to know if the patient can have a massage to help with the pain. How should the nurse respond to the family? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "It might reduce the patient's anxiety." 2. "It might help reduce the patient's pain." 3. "It might help the patient breathe better." 4. "It could help improve the patient's mood." 5. "It could cause the patient more discomfort."
Which of the following is the main difference between sleep and rest?
1) In sleep, the body may respond to external stimuli. 2) Short periods of sleep do not restore the body as much as do short periods of rest. 3) Sleep is characterized by an altered level of consciousness. 4) The metabolism slows less during sleep than during rest.