Following a kidney transplant, which specific food on the client's meal tray should be removed?
a. steamed broccoli
b. fresh, washed bean sprouts
c. commercially prepared pudding
d. low-fat chocolate milkshake from an ice cream shop
b
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The nurse is caring for a client who underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy several hours ago. The highest priority for the nurse is to:
1. Monitor blood pressure and pulse. 2. Assess the client's acceptance of not being able to have children. 3. Teach the client how to splint her abdomen while taking deep breaths. 4. Verify that the IV pump is working correctly.
An adolescent whose peer committed suicide attempts suicide himself but is now ready for discharge to outpatient care. Which of the following actions would be most important to accomplish before the discharge?
a. Take the patient to a support group for young persons with mood disorders. b. Assure that all guns and medications have been locked or taken off premises. c. Have the patient sign a no-suicide contract agreeing to seek help if in danger. d. Arrange a pass so he can go to his first outpatient session to meet his counselor.
A patient on the medical unit has a documented history of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). What principle should guide the nurse's care of this patient?
A) The disease is self-limiting and cysts usually resolve spontaneously in the fifth or sixth decade of life. B) The patient's disease is incurable and the nurse's interventions will be supportive. C) The patient will eventually require surgical removal of his or her renal cysts. D) The patient is likely to respond favorably to lithotripsy treatment of the cysts.
As an advocate for leukemia research, the nurse along with many others succeeded in urging the U.S. Congress to debate and vote on a bill that significantly increases federal funding for this research
Which system level would such an intervention address? A) Upstream B) Mainstream C) Sidestream D) Downstream