An older patient is prescribed diet supplementation to combat unintentional weight loss. How should the nurse provide these supplements to the patient?
1. Serve at room temperature.
2. Provide with the next meal.
3. Provide separate from medications.
4. Provide more than an hour before the next meal.
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Rationale: Temperature is not a significant issue when providing supplements.
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a. interval. b. nominal. c. ordinal. d. ratio.
A client is diagnosed with septic shock. The nurse realizes that the major cause of this type of shock is:
1. gram-negative bacteria. 2. gram-positive bacteria. 3. fungi. 4. viruses.
A nurse wants to obtain information on the alternative methods of health care her 45-year-old female client uses. Who is the best person to ask about this?
a. The husband of the client b. A community leader of the ethnic group c. The client herself d. The religious leader of the ethnic group
Which would be an example of the occupational health nurse's need to balance possible conflict between what is legal and what is ethical?
A. Ensuring the employer's profit and keeping the employees happy B. Fulfilling what the nurse's supervisor wants and what the employees want C. Encouraging primary prevention and first aid to the injured D. Reporting health problems to employers and keeping health records confidential