When teaching a client with generalized anxiety disorder, the nurse instructs the client to avoid which of the following?
A) Caffeine
B) High-fat foods
C) Refined sugars
D) Sodium
A
Feedback: The effects of caffeine are similar to some anxiety symptoms, and therefore caffeine ingestion will worsen anxiety.
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A) It is part of the protocol for initial burn management. B) Burn trauma cell damage causes external fluid loss. C) Development of third spacing reduces renal perfusion. D) Crystalloid intravenous fluids are less expensive.
The nurse is caring for a woman with osteoporosis. Based on this diagnosis, the nurse teaches the woman that she is at risk for fractures to occur in which locations? (Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Hips 2. Skull 3. Fingers 4. Wrists 5. Forearms
A nurse states that a client is experiencing dependency. Which of the following reasons for drug use has the client probably reported?
a. To express independence from parents and authority figures b. To experiment with new substances c. To manipulate his or her own emotions d. To feel normal
The inside of the (used) isolation gloves are considered contaminated.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)