A nurse is caring for an obese client who has excess weight around their buttocks, hips, and thighs. How should the nurse classify this excess weight?
A) Abdominal obesity
B) Gluteal-femoral obesity
C) Obese class 2
D) Obese class 3
B) Gluteal-femoral obesity
You might also like to view...
When examining an older adult, the nurse should use which technique?
a. Avoid touching the patient too much. b. Attempt to perform the entire physical examination during one visit. c. Speak loudly and slowly because most aging adults have hearing deficits. d. Arrange the sequence of the examination to allow as few position changes as possible.
An overweight 53-year-old patient complains of severe pain in his right big toe. He has never had any problem like this before. Aspiration of the joint reveals uric acid crystals. The doctor will probably order:
1. salicylates. 2. NSAIDs. 3. allopurinol. 4. colchicine.
In multiple regression, all of the following circumstances suggest the need for larger sample sizes except:
a. Stepwise regression is being performed b. The estimated effect size is small c. The number of predictors is large d. Multicollinearity is suspected
During shift report, the nurse hears that a pt with GBS has a decrease in vital capacity that is less than 2/3 of normal, and there is a progressive inability to clear and cough up secretions. The physician has been notified and is coming to evaluate the pt. What intervention is the nurse prepared to implement for this pt?
a. frequent oral suctioning b. rigorous chest physiotherapy c. elective intubation d. elective tracheostomy