A 54-year old male has just been referred to you after an exam reveals cholesterol 250 mg/dl, elevated blood pressure, fasting glucose 115 mg/dl, and abdominal obesity. The patient is interested in visiting you as soon as possible as he tells you his father passed away at 55 years of age from a heart attack. The family history is an example of:
a. motivation
b. feedback
c. knowledge
d. none of these
Answer: a. motivation
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A mother who is bottle-feeding her newborn requests to be discharged 24 hours post-delivery, because the mother also has twin two-year-olds at home. The nurse should schedule the follow-up visit for the newborn on which of these days?
1. Within 48 hours of discharge 2. When the infant is one month old 3. Within two weeks of discharge 4. Within one week of discharge
When reviewing the statistics about the racial and ethnic makeup of homeless populations in urban areas, the nurse would identify which group as constituting a large percentage of the population?
A) Whites B) Native Americans C) Migrant workers D) African Americans
A client is admitted with pain in the right upper quadrant, jaundice, and nausea, and is diagnosed with hepatitis C. The nurse recognizes the client is in which phase of hepatitis?
A) preicteric or prodromal B) icteric C) posticteric D) terminal
To prevent falls, parents of toddlers should be taught to:
a. Always carry their children up and down the stairs b. Secure child to changing table of leaving the child unattended c. Leave the crib rail down so that child can climb in and out of the crib with ease d. Lock basement doors and use gates at top and bottom of the stairs