The nurse instructs a middle-aged female client on ways to increase the daily calcium intake. Which food selections by the client indicate that the teaching has been successful?
a. Eggs, meat, fish
b. Chicken, fish, eggs
c. Sardines, kale, mustard greens
d. Legumes, dried fruit, enriched grains
c. Sardines, kale, mustard greens
Sardines, kale, and mustard greens are all food sources high in calcium. Eggs, meat, and fish are good sources of phosphorus. Chicken, fish, and eggs are good sources of Vitamin B6. Legumes, dried fruit, and enriched grains are good sources of iron.
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After teaching a group of nursing students about the half-life of a drug, the instructor determines the need for additional teaching when the students identify which of the following as true? Select all that apply:
A) Half-life can be decreased in clients with renal disease. B) Half-life can help determine dosing frequency. C) Half-life does not change throughout a client's life. D) Liver disease can increase half-life. E) Half-life is the measure of the rate at which drugs are removed from the body.
When a nurse assesses the female patient in an outpatient clinic and learns that the patient has experienced gray-white discharge that clings to the external vulva and vaginal walls, the nurse's best response is to:
A) Advise the patient that she may have a sexually transmitted disease (STD). B) Obtain a specimen for vaginal smear (wet mount). C) Describe the vaginal discharge in documentation as normal. D) Administer vaginal suppositories.
A nurse is using Kolb's experiential learning style (Kolb, 1984). Which of the following thinking styles would the nurse least likely employ?
a. Sensing c. Doing b. Abstracting d. Perceiving
Which of the following is FALSE regarding lactic acid release in plasma?
a. During strenuous exercise lactate is produced from the pyruvate faster than the tissues can remove it, so lactate concentration begins to rise b. Blood test for lactic acid are performed to determine the status of the acid base homeostasis in the body c. Lactic acidosis is a medical condition characterized by low pH in body tissues is considered a distinct form of metabolic acidosis d. Lactic acid is release when patient has dehydration and excess of bicarbonate in the body?