The nurse is instructing a client with severe diarrhea and dehydration about oral fluid replacements. Which fluid should the client avoid consuming?
a. Water
b. Lemonade
c. Iced tea
d. Broth
ANS: C
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Select all that apply. A) Teach the client strategies including distractions, relaxation techniques, a warm bath, or writing in a journal. B) Remind the client that the client has a progressive disease. C) Encourage the client to develop a strong support network of family and friends and to ask for help when needed. D) Inform the client that the client does not need to see a specialist. E) Suggest to the client that some symptoms may be psychosomatic.
A patient who is being discharged today is going home with an inhaler. The patient is to administer 2 puffs of his inhaler twice daily. The inhaler contains 200 puffs. When should the nurse appropriately advise the patient to refill his medication?
a. As soon as he leaves the hospital b. When the inhaler is half empty c. 6 weeks from the start of using the inhaler d. 50 days after discharge
A nursing instructor is developing a presentation slide program and is in the process of choosing a background for the slides. When selecting a background, which of the following would be best for the instructor to do?
A) Select a dark background if the room will be light B) Choose a light background for a dark room C) Have the background match the lighting in the room D) Opt for a background that matches the tone of the presentation
Occlusion of the left anterior descending artery during a myocardial infarction would interrupt blood supply to which structures?
a. Left and right ventricles and much of the interventricular septum b. Left atrium and the lateral wall of the left ventricle c. Upper right ventricle, right marginal branch, and right ventricle to the apex d. Posterior interventricular sulcus and the smaller branches of both ventricles