The nurse alters the nursing care plan for a patient with a hiatal hernia and resultant gastrointestinal reflux to include interventions for:
a. encouraging the patient to lie down after meals.
b. drinking two full glasses of liquid after the evening meal.
c. eating smaller more frequent meals.
d. using caffeine drinks to assist with digestion.
ANS: C
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1. Risk-taking behaviors. 2. Femur length. 3. Head circumference. 4. Adjustment to climacteric.
When prescribing a tetracycline or quinolone antibiotic it is critical to instruct the patient:
1. Not to take their regularly prescribed medications while on these antibiotics 2. Regarding the need for lots of acidic foods and juices, such as orange juice, to enhance absorption 3. Not to take antacids while on these medications, as the antacid decreases absorption 4. That there are no drug interactions with these antibiotics
When using descriptive epidemiology, which type of study would the community health nurse expect to include?
A) Prevalence study B) Case–control study C) Cohort study D) Count study
The idiosyncratic effects of drugs result from:
1. a genetic predisposition. 2. excessive dosing. 3. individual sensitivity. 4. autoimmunity.