In addition to age, height, and weight, a client's nutritional assessment should include which of these factors?
a. overall health status
b. cultural and family influences
c. use of over-the-counter medications
d. identification of the person responsible for food preparation
B
Among the most influential factors affecting individual nutrition are cultural background, religion, socioeconomic status, fads, and superstitions.
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The nurse is admitting an adolescent with known myasthenia gravis to the intensive care unit with respiratory failure. Which questions would be most important for the nurse to ask to attempt to find the cause of the problem? (Select all that apply.)
A. "Could your child have skipped doses of his medication?" B. "Do you know if your child uses drugs or drinks alcohol?" C. "Has your child been sick or overly fatigued recently?" D. "How long has your child been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis?" E. "Is it possible that your child took too much medication?"
The nurse is determining the best internal evidence to use when planning evidence-based interventions for a patient's care. What should the nurse take into consideration when making this determination?
1. Opinions of authorities and reports of expert committees 2. Systematic reviews of descriptive and qualitative studies 3. Systematic reviews or meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials 4. Comparison of patient assessment and evaluation with quality improvement and outcome evaluations
A placebo is being used to treat a client for complaint of chronic pain. The client learns that she is being treated with a placebo and asks the nurse why she is not being given "real pain medication." The nurse's best response is:
a. "There is no particular medication useful in treating your pain. Placebos have been shown to be effective in beginning the self-healing process." b. "Placebos are real pain medications and should be effective in treating the chronic pain you are experiencing." c. "Your pain is psychological; therefore, no medication will help." d. "Ask your health care provider; who prescribed it and knows what is best for you."
The nurse manager decides to use the Bassett Healthcare Professional Nursing Pathway model because it builds upon the original work by Benner regarding clinical ladder stages
The nurse manager knows that which of the following is not necessarily a stage in this model? a. Novice c. Preceptor b. Competent d. Expert