Food preservatives are the major source of sodium in the diet.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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What outcome would best indicate the nurse's teaching was effective and that drug therapy was appropriate?
A) The patient can explain how to take the medication. B) The patient demonstrates the correct procedure for monitoring blood sugar. C) The patient follows an appropriate diet. D) Blood glucose level is stable with no diabetic complications.
A 78-year-old man has received a recent diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. Potential pathological findings on a recent chest x-ray have prompted his physician to order a bronchoscopy and lung function tests
Which of the following findings would be most likely suggestive of pathological processes rather than normal, age-related respiratory changes? A) The client has fewer cilia than would be found in a younger client. B) Lung function tests reveal that both maximum breathing and vital capacity are diminished since his last test. C) There is an accumulation of serous fluid between the lungs and the pleural membrane. D) The lungs are smaller than younger adults' and there are fewer alveoli.
Which one of the following statements about conventional treatment for cancer and the elderly is most accurate?
A) The risk of mortality and complications after surgery is no greater for older adults than it is for younger adults. B) Advanced age can affect the pharmacokinetic process of excretion with cytotoxic drugs because of decreased glomerular filtration rate. C) Older adults are usually not able to tolerate radiation therapy. D) Older adults require more basic care when undergoing conventional treatment for cancer.
A pregnant client expresses concern that she will develop varicose veins toward the end of her pregnancy. The nurse should recognize that varicose veins are the result of:
a. a genetic defect in the valves of lymph ducts in the lower extremities b. compression of the abdominal veins by the progressively enlarging uterus c. increased cardiac volume that normally occurs in the last half of the pregnancy d. increased fluid volume resulting from the placental filtering of maturing fetal systems