A patient has developed folic acid deficiency anemia. The nurse notes that the patient weighed 52.72 kilograms 1 year ago and weighs 44.23 kilograms today. Calculate the patient's weight loss in pounds. ________ lbs
Round to the nearest tenth decimal place.
Correct Answer: 18.7
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When evaluating the client's progress, the nurse knows that four of the five fetal factors that interact to regulate the heart rate are the: a. Uterine activity. b. Autonomic nervous system. c. Baroreceptors. d. Chemoreceptors. e. Adrenal glands.
The nurse educator is presenting a lecture regarding advocacy in nursing. Which interventions will the nurse include as they exemplify client advocacy?
Select all that apply. A) Educating clients and their families about their legal rights B) Ensuring that clients have the necessary information to make an informed decision or give informed consent C) Speaking out for safe practice conditions when threatened by budget cutbacks D) Supporting medical authority E) Questioning other healthcare professionals when they provide care that is based on stereotypic ideas rather than on an assessment of the individual client's needs
As nurses whose population-focused efforts involve advocating for the rights of children, the mentally ill, the indigent, and immigrants, these nurses recognize that they are advocating for the same groups as which person who also helped to
establish the Children's Bureau? a. Dorothea Dix c. Lillian Wald b. Mary Agnes Snivley d. Isabel Hampton Robb
The nurse manager has been asked to update all of the position statements for the unit. What sources should this manager use to learn more about each position? Select all that apply
1. Observation of performance of the job 2. Interviews with staff members who hold the position 3. Discussion with the Governing Board 4. Feedback from other organizations 5. Discussions with other supervisors and managers