The nurse is assessing a toddler-age patient during a well-child check-up. The child spends daytime hours with a caregiver who smokes in the home. What is the child at an increased risk for based on this data?
1) Diabetes
2) Emphysema
3) Asthma
4) Impetigo
ANS: 3
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The nurse is assessing a client who may have arterial insufficiency in the left lower leg. Which of the following are consistent with this diagnosis? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Left dorsalis pedis pulse +1, right dorsalis pedis pulse +3 2. Skin is cool, tight, and shiny 3. When left leg is dependent, erythema is present 4. When left leg is elevated, pallor is present 5. Client complains of increased pain during rest periods
The nurse is assessing a newly admitted older patient for modifiable risk factors for stroke development. The nurse would include teaching about which findings?
1. Blood pressure is consistently above 95 diastolic. 2. The patient has had two recent hospital admissions to treat dehydration. 3. The patient reports drinking a glass of wine with dinner every evening. 4. The patient uses smokeless tobacco. 5. Testing has previously indicated the patient has hypercholesterolemia.
What dietary teaching should be included in the discharge plan for a client with acute cholecystitis?
A. Instruct the client to limit oral intake to three meals per day. B. Instruct the client to drink fluids between meals, rather that with meals. C. Instruct the client to limit the dietary intake of fat to 35% of the daily calorie in-take. D. Instruct the client to consume a low-fat diet consisting of smaller, more frequent meals.
A 46-year-old patient, unemployed and diagnosed with kidney disease, tells the nurse that he is having difficulty with his medical bills. Which of the following should the nurse do to help this patient?
1. Ask social services to discuss Medicare as a health care coverage option. 2. Assure the patient that the nurse will ask the health care provider if the patient can be quickly discharged to home. 3. Work with the pharmacist to determine which medications the patient can discontinue and still maintain an acceptable level of health. 4. Suggest the patient take prescribed medications every other day to have the prescription last longer.