Aldosterone primarily affects which of the following?
A. Carbohydrate metabolism
B. Protein and fat metabolism
C. Salt and water metabolism
D. Protein and water metabolism
C
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The morning is busy with physician visits and new client orders and the RN communicates these new orders to the LPN and nursing assistants. The RN also meets with the case manager to discuss nursing home placement for one of the clients. What type of nursing care delivery system is in place in this hospital? 1. Total patient care 2. Functional nursing 3. Team nursing 4. Critical pathways
Television ads that are created by drug companies cannot always answer patients' questions. What is the term for television ads created for patients?
a. Direct-to-consumer advertising b. Direct visual teaching advertising c. Limited-content advertising d. Limited-focus advertising
A 73-year-old male client who normally sleeps on his right side recently underwent a right-side hip replacement surgery and now has trouble sleeping. One of the interventions that the nurse might try with this client is to:
1. Request medication to help the client sleep while in the hospital 2. Carefully prop the client on his operative side using pillows to support the hip 3. Schedule therapy for the evening to help the client become tired so he can sleep 4. Question the client to learn more about his normal sleep pattern
The nurse would question the administration of mineralocorticoid replacement therapy for which client?
1. Client with a defect in the stimulation of aldosterone secretion 2. Client with a defect in aldosterone sensitivity 3. Client with a defect in the secretion of aldosterone 4. Client with Conn syndrome