Which is nutrient is considered to be MOST important to the body?
a. calcium c. protein
b. oxygen d. water
D
The human body can survive weeks without food but can only survive days without water. By weight, approximately 60% of the adult body is water.
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The hospice nurse is discussing indications of death with a client's family. Indications of clinical death include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Total lack of response to external stimuli. 2. Inability to breathe independently. 3. Absent reflexes. 4. No voluntary muscular movement. 5. Inability to open the eyes.
In order to help improve the functioning of mental health clients and their families, nurses must:
1. Teach the client communication skills. 2. Help each member negotiate what they need within the family. 3. Decrease the client's stress by compromising the integrity of family interactions. 4. Normalize the family's experience.
A 50-year-old patient with pernicious anemia asks why she can't just take a vitamin B12 pill instead of getting an injection. What is the nurse's best response to her question?
A) "Pernicious anemia is caused by the body's inability to absorb vitamin B12." B) "Oral ingestion of vitamin B12 irritates the GI tract and bleeding could occur." C) "Pernicious anemia alters mucous membrane lining of the bowel and impairs absorption." D) "With severe deficiencies like yours, oral vitamin B12 does not work fast enough."
A faith community consults with a nurse to spearhead a committee to investigate the feasibility of starting a faith community nursing program in their church
The nurse contacts which organization for information, consultation, and reference packets about faith community nursing? a. Parish Nurse Coordinator Center b. International Parish Nurse Resource Cen-ter c. American Nurses Association d. National Center for Wellness