When explaining to client the importance of sleep, the nurse would be sure to include:
a. Every adult individual needs 6 hours of sleep each day.
b. Exercise should be done immediately before rest.
c. Sleep can be replaced by relaxing activities as long as the individual is enjoying him- or herself.
d. The amount of sleep required by any individual varies.
D
Sleep is a time for the body to replenish its energy reserves and to heal itself. The amount of sleep required by any individual varies by time or even the day.
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Is this really necessary?" The nurse formulates a response based on the understanding that: a. Atrial fibrillation, while initially asympto-matic, will progress and become sympto-matic. b. the risk of stroke is very high for a person with atrial fibrillation. c. untreated atrial fibrillation will likely cause a heart attack. d. atrial fibrillation can cause coronary heart disease.
The nurse would teach the couple which of the following regarding increasing the chance of fertilization of the ovum?
A) The greatest chance of fertilization occurs 48 hours following ovulation. B) A woman who uses alcohol, even in small amounts, can decrease the chance of becoming pregnant. C) Sperm placed in the vagina by ejaculation has a greater chance of fertilization than does artificial insemination. D) Sperm motility and viability can be decreased by male cigarette smoking.
A 32-year-old female with a BMI of 40 is pregnant and has been having abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting. The nurse is educating the client on the risk factors for gallbladder disease
The client has which of the following risk factors for gallbladder disease? 1. Female, obesity, high estrogen state 2. Female, obesity 3. Obesity, age, symptoms 4. Age, high estrogen state
When addressing nursing practice, Rogers proposed that
A. Nurses play a central role in health care rather than medical care. B. Nurses utilize the nursing process to organize their practice. C. Nursing diagnosis is the cornerstone of informed nursing practice. D. That the utilization of the classification systems, NIC/NOC/NANDA, would finally give the profession of nursing legitimacy within the medical world.