The nurse is teaching a patient about modifiable risk factors for cholelithiasis. What risk factor will the nurse discuss? Select all that apply.
A. Alternating weight loss and gain
B. Family history
C. Obesity
D. Elevated serum cholesterol
E. Age
Answer: D
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The nurse in the workplace has little opportunity to receive positive feedback from peers or supervisors. What can be substituted?
a. A revisit from a former nursing instructor b. Self-evaluation c. Seeking compliments from the patient d. An alcoholic beverage after work
Which of the following questions is best to ask when assessing the client's judgment?
A) "Can you describe your usual daily activities for me?" B) "If you found yourself downtown without money or a car, how would you get home?" C) "On a scale of 1 to 10, how stressed would you rate yourself?" D) "What problem would you like to work on while you're hospitalized?"
The Global Burden of Disease indicator tracks "units of disability-adjusted life-years" (DALYs). There are several components. Which of the following demonstrates one of the components?
1. A woman lives to be 100 years old 2. A woman who contracts HIV after working as a prostitute 3. A father with 5 children who dies at the age of 50 from malaria 4. A woman who gives birth to a premature infant
Which of the following would not be considered an adverse effect of taking an oral antibiotic?
A. Vomiting B. Diarrhea C. Extravasation D. Nausea