List six factors that cause the blood pressure to be elevated.
What will be an ideal response?
· Sex of the patient
· Exercise
· Eating
· Stimulants
· Emotional stress
· Diseases of the heart and blood vessels
· Heredity
· Pain
· Obesity
· Age
· Condition of blood vessels
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Research utilization encompasses the ____
a. Collection of study data b. Critique of study results c. Determination of statistical tests d. Development of a study
A 71-year-old patient who takes multiple medications develops acute gouty arthritis. The nurse will consult with the health care provider before giving the prescribed dose of
a. sertraline (Zoloft). b. famotidine (Pepcid). c. oxycodone (Roxicodone). d. hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL).
The hepatitis B vaccination involves:
a. 1 injection b. 2 injections c. 3 injections d. 4 injections
The client with b-thalassemia intermedia has a hemoglobin level of 9.0. The nurse is preparing an education session for the client. Which statement should the nurse include?
1. "You need to increase your intake of meat and other iron-rich foods." 2. "Your low hemoglobin could put you into preterm labor." 3. "Increasing your vitamin C intake will help your hemoglobin level." 4. "You should not take iron or folic acid supplements."