Why should a nurse monitor food and fluid intake and toilet patterns of clients with mental disabilities?
A) Regular checkup
B) Data collection facilitates problem identification
C) To determine common symptoms
D) Physician's record
B
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a. Call the police. b. Tell her husband. c. Tell the nurse. d. Mind your own business.
An association has decided on a mission and identified its vision for the future and is now deciding how best to meet the needs and desires of its future membership
Which benefits are recognized as those most often desired by the members who join associations? (Select all that apply.) A) Vacation opportunities B) Discounts for liability insurance C) Specialty certification D) Continuing education opportunities E) Mentor training
In conducting an assessment of a patient with GI bleeding, the nurse uses which of the following pieces of subjective data?
A. Hematocrit 20% B. Appearance of stool C. Spouse's statement of symptoms D. Health record description of signs
Which statement best describes the pathogenesis of diarrhea?
1. It is infrequent passage of stool. 2. It occurs when the large intestine reabsorbs water. 3. It is caused by lack of fiber in the diet. 4. It is an increase in frequency of stool.