A nurse is teaching a postoperative patient about essential nutrition for healing. What statement by the patient would indicate a need for more information?
A) "I will drink a lot of orange juice and drink milk too."
B) "I will take the zinc supplement the doctor recommended."
C) "I will restrict my diet to fats and carbohydrates."
D) "I will drink 8 to 10 glasses of water every day."
C
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A middle-aged female patient has been offered testing for HIV/AIDS upon admission to the hospital for an unrelated health problem
The nurse observes that the patient is visibly surprised and embarrassed by this offer. How should the nurse best respond? A) "Most women with HIV don't know they have the disease. If you have it, it's important we catch it early." B) "This testing is offered to every adolescent and adult regardless of their lifestyle, appearance or history." C) "The rationale for this testing is so that you can begin treatment as soon as testing comes back, if it's positive." D) "You're being offered this testing because you are actually in the prime demographic for HIV infection."
The public trusts nurses, and the perception of the role of nurses in the current delivery of health care is which of the following?
a. The public is opposed to prescriptive authority for advanced practice registered nurses. b. Nurses are seen as part of the problem in delivery of health care. c. The public accepts the role of nurses in performing physical examinations and managing minor acute illnesses. d. Nurses have limited their own vision of their roles.
Which activity would support the client's use of mind–body interventions and require privacy?
1. Reading 2. Praying 3. Practicing aromatherapy 4. Meditation