A client is complaining about the decrease in quality of life experienced since the client started dialysis. Using recent research to guide suggestions, the nurse counsels the client to
a. become more active in care planning.
b. engage in regular exercise.
c. start attending church if not already going.
d. try to stay active in the community.
B
While all suggestions might help improve quality of life for the client undergoing dialysis, a re-cent research study with 226 participants identified exercise activity as the most important pre-dictor of quality of life approximately 60 days after starting dialysis.
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a. Refer families who require immediate help to a local food bank. You also work with local agencies and families to establish a mothers collective in which mothers learn about nutrition and prepare low-cost, nutritious meals that are shared with the mothers in the collective. b. Work together with a local agency to set up a free clinic in which addicts and the homeless can receive free health care and prescriptions for immediate needs. c. Ensure that individuals who are admitted to your unit are asked about their smoking history and that preoperative and post-operative planning takes into account how smoking will affect status during and after surgery. d. Address the health of those who are overweight and obese on your unit by en-suring that hospital meals offer nutritious, healthy food choices that are satisfying.
Which of the following is defined as the gold standard of evidence in evidence- based practice?
a. Research b. Randomized clinical trials c. Best practices d. Community development model