A 30-year-old client arrives at the healthcare facility with complaints of losing weight in
spite of eating voraciously. She feels unusually hot. Her menstruation has also ceased.
The physician has advised a radioactive iodine uptake test.
What information should be
provided to the client before performing a radioactive iodine uptake test?
A) Inform the client about the side effects of radiation
B) Encourage reduction of the amount of iodized salt in food
C) Instruct the client to take the test after a regular breakfast
D) Ask the client to avoid eating ocean shellfish 1 week before the test
D
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The client is being admitted with acute adrenal insufficiency (addisonian crisis). What medication should the nurse be prepared to administer?
A. Sodium bicarbonate B. Pancuronium bromide C. Hydrocortisone sodium succinate D. Insulin 20 units and dextrose 20%
When educating a client on a lifestyle change, it is important to teach them which of the following?
1. Keep focused on the final product. 2. Make small changes rather than big ones. 3. Look for immediate results. 4. Failure is not an option.
Organize these events in chronological order, beginning with the earliest (1) and ending with the most recent (5)
1) During the Crusades, religious orders provided nursing care to the sick. 2) Florence Nightingale administered care to British soldiers during the Crimean War. 3) Clara Barton organized the American Red Cross. 4) Mary Elizabeth Mahoney graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and Children in 1879 as America's first African American nurse. 5) Margaret Sanger advocated for contraception and family planning in the United States. A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 B) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5 C) 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 D) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4 E) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
A nursing researcher determines that there is little information about the use of complementary practices in treating obesity. This represents the research
a. design. b. problem. c. purpose. d. significance.