The nurse would select Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements as a nursing diagnosis if the client had which of the following defining characteristics?
1. fewer dollars to spend on groceries than previously spent
2. no help from family members in food preparation
3. anorexia and loss of interest in food
4. lack of information about nutrient content of specific foods
ANS: 3
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A) Capsule B) Liquid C) Powder D) Tablet
The nurse explains that as chronic glomerulonephritis develops, the kidney:
a. swells. b. atrophies. c. becomes increasingly scarred. d. produces copious urine.
The facilities department is experiencing some challenges and is undergoing reorganization. Because of your familiarity with systems theory, you:
a. Know that this challenge is their issue and that it has nothing to do with your unit. b. Understand that such events are localized and do not have an impact on the organizational culture. c. Know that the nature of challenges and reorganization in facilities will have an impact on other areas. d. Anticipate that your prior experiences with facilities have no effect on the current situation.
The nurse and a female UAP are caring for a group of clients on a medical floor. Which action by the UAP warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?
1. The UAP washes her hands before and after performing vital signs on a client 2. The UAP dons sterile gloves prior to removing an indwelling catheter from a client 3. The UAP raises the head of the bed to a high Fowlers position for a client about to eat 4. The UAP uses a fresh plastic bag ot get ice for a clients water pitcher