A nurse educates a patient with newly diagnosed diabetes about his illness. The patient asks where he can find information on the Internet. The nurse's best recommendation is
1. A blog.
2. WebMD.
3. Wikipedia.
4. A commercial site.
ANS: 2
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A public health nurse is assessing the nutritional awareness of a group of women who are participating in a prenatal health class. What outcome would most clearly demonstrate that the women possess nutritional awareness?
A) The women demonstrate an understanding of the importance of a healthy diet. B) The women are able to describe the importance of vitamin supplements during pregnancy. C) The women can list the minerals nutrients that should be consumed daily. D) The women can interpret the nutrition facts listed on food packaging.
For a patient with severe diabetic ketoacidosis, what treatment does the nurse expect to initiate?
A) Large-volume intravenous crystalloid infusion B) Discontinuation of exogenous insulin C) Restriction of nutritional protein and fat D) Intravenous diuretic therapy
Why do forensic nurses practicing in an institutional setting commonly face basic value conflicts?
a. Health care is the primary goal. b. Inmates do not regard the nurse as an au-thority figure. c. Resources for health-care services are se-verely limited. d. The principles of security are often at odds with the principles of treatment.
After abdominal surgical procedures, retention sutures are used frequently in patients for whom slow wound healing is expected
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.