While addressing a community group, the nurse explains the importance of replacing saturated fats in the diet with mono- and polyunsaturated fats. She emphasizes that doing so greatly reduces the risk of which complication?
a. Kidney failure
b. Liver failure
c. Stroke
d. Lung cancer
C
Replacing saturated fats in the diet with mono- and polyunsaturated fats reduces the risk of heart disease, atherosclerosis, and stroke, not kidney failure, liver failure, or lung cancer.
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a. Document this finding in the patient's record. b. Obtain vital signs, including oxygen satu-ration. c. Have the patient perform the Valsalva maneuver. d. Observe for JVD with the patient upright at 45 degrees.
Communicating with physicians need not be stressful for new nurses if they remember to:
a. work through emotions before talking with the physician. b. keep the patient's goal central to the discussion. c. maintain shoulder-to-shoulder dialogue. d. document patient changes thoroughly.
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A patient taking risedronate IR [Actonel] for osteoporosis reports experiencing diarrhea and headaches. What will the nurse tell this patient?
a. These are common side effects of this drug. b. These symptoms indicate serious toxicity. c. The patient should discuss taking risedro-nate DR [Atelvia] with the provider. d. The medication should be taken after a meal to reduce symptoms.