Which of the following would a nurse identify as a metabolic state that decreases a client's need for kilocalories?
1. Burns
2. Sepsis
3. Trauma
4. Starvation
4
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The nurse is obtaining a health history on an 87-year-old woman. Which of the following areas of questioning would be most useful at this time?
a. Obstetric history b. Childhood illnesses c. General health for the past 20 years d. Current health promotion activities
The home health nurse is caring for a patient that has undergone removal of a part of the stomach. For what should the nurse carefully assess this patient?
a. A stomach ulcer b. Digestive problems c. Pernicious anemia d. Malabsorption
Writing an article about a research report that is published in a refereed journal is an example of which step in the research process?
A) dissemination of findings B) collection of data C) analysis of findings D) documentation of responses
A nurse records that a patient states his abdominal pain is worse now than last night. Of what is this an example?
A. PIE documentation B. SOAP documentation C. Narrative charting D. Charting by exception