A nurse is educating the client with chronic kidney disease on appropriate kilocalorie needs. Inadequate nonprotein kilocalories will exacerbate which of the following?

A) Uremia
B) Stomatitis
C) Hypokalemia
D) Hypotension


A) Uremia

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How should a nurse prioritize nursing diagnoses?

1. By the established goal of care 2. By the life-threatening potential 3. By the physician's priority of care 4. By the client's preference

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A client in her third trimester complains of leg cramps. The nurse should instruct her to do which of the following?

A) Wear shoes with low heels. B) Apply heat to muscles. C) Rise slowly from a chair or couch. D) Avoid tight stockings.

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A client asks the nurse what atherosclerosis is. The nurse states:

A) It is the buildup of fat on the walls of the arteries? B) Atherosclerosis is thickening of the pulmonary artery? C) A client with atherosclerosis has no pulse in the feet? D) Atherosclerosis causes pain in the lower extremities?

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