A 7-year-old child with a family history of cardiovascular disease is being screened for hyperlipidemia. When reviewing the child's laboratory test results, which total cholesterol level would be of significant concern?
A) 120 mg/dL
B) 150 mg/dL
C) 180 mg/dL
D) 210 mg/dL
D
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1. determining whether patient goals have been met. 2. gathering information about the client. 3. giving care to the client. 4. planning care and formulating the written nursing care plan.
The nursing instructor is teaching his students about foot care for the diabetic patient. The instructor teaches the students what general guidelines regarding foot care?
A) Wash feet in warm water. B) Rub a thin coat of lotion between the toes. C) Walk barefoot only at the beach. D) Do not wear socks to bed.
A patient with schizophrenia tells the nurse as they sit in the day room, "I hear voices telling me bad things." The most therapeutic response the nurse can make is:
a. "Tell me what the voices are saying." b. "I believe you hear voices, but I don't hear them myself." c. "The voices are not real. They're a product of your imagination." d. "Do you think the voices would go away if we went into your room to talk?"
If pancreatic secretions were absent,
a. there would be no bicarbonate to buffer the acid in chyme entering the duodenum. b. mechanical digestion in the stomach would be inhibited. c. the hormone secretin would not be secreted by the small intestine. d. the gallbladder would not contract to release bile into the small intestine.