Which of the following clients would be most at risk for the development of osteomalacia?
A. 72-year-old man with congestive heart failure
B. 55-year-old woman with Laënnec's cirrhosis
C. 22-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes
D. 45-year-old woman with asthma
B
Clients with liver or pancreatic disease have decreased vitamin D metabolism.
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In the pre-nursing anatomy class, the instructor is talking about the GI system. What would the instructor tell the class is the approximate capacity of the stomach?
A) 800 mL B) 1000 mL C) 1200 mL D) 1500 mL
The nurse is performing a cardiovascular assessment. Which patient findings would indicate significant risk factors for the development of atherosclerosis?
1. The patient has diabetes mellitus. 2. The patient tends to become anemic. 3. The patient's mother and sister had myocardial infarctions before age 50. 4. The patient has high levels of low-density lipoproteins. 5. The patient is a 50-year-old male.
A client had a stroke and is now being tube-fed. An important intervention the nurse should include in the care plan related to fluid and electrolyte balance is to
a. consult with a dietitian about providing sufficient calories. b. check the sodium concentration of the formula. c. prevent too-rapid infusion by using a feeding pump. d. provide 1 ml of water per 1 kilocalorie of formula.
A tool that is a cause-and-effect grid that identifies expected client/family and staff behaviors against a timeline for a case-type or otherwise defined homogenous population is called
a. A critical path b. A "Care Maps" tool c. A multidisciplinary action plan d. Standards of client care