Where are the baroreceptors that monitor blood pressure located? You may select more than one answer
a. Upper arm
b. Hypothalamic-pituitary axis
c. Renal glomerulus
d. Carotid sinus
e. Aortic arch
d,
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The nurse instructing a patient about the effects of diabetes mellitus informs the patient that diabetes mellitus:
a. improves overall tissue perfusion. b. promotes release of oxygen to tissues. c. causes hemoglobin to have a greater affinity for oxygen. d. causes hemoglobin to have a decreased affinity for oxygen.
An older client with chronic low back pain asks the nurse if there is anything else besides taking pain medication that the client can do to help with the discomfort. What recommendation can the nurse safely make to the client?
1. Purchase a Tai Chi home exercise program. 2. A yoga class might be helpful to relieve pain. 3. Acupuncture will correct any source of back pain. 4. Take over-the-counter chondroitin or glucosamine.
When teaching a client about the adverse effects of thiazide diuretic, the nurse basis instruction on which underlying cause of most adverse effects?
a. hypokalemia c. muscle weakness b. hyperkalemia d. muscle cramps
The nurse is assessing common foods and food rituals as part of the nutritional cultural assessment. Which questions will the nurse ask the patient? Select all that apply
1) "What specific foods do you eat?" 2) "Do you have any specific preparation practices when it comes to meals?" 3) "Do you participate in any specific food rituals?" 4) "Do you have any food intolerances that run in your family?" 5) "Do you have any nutritional deficiencies that run in your family?"