The client with a BMI over 35:
1. Has an increased health risk for many chronic diseases
2. Is at an increased risk for tuberculosis
3. Will always have non–insulin-dependent diabetes
4. Derives minimal health benefits from increased physical activity
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To monitor for potential hemorrhage in the woman who has just had a cesarean birth, the recovery room nurse should
a. Maintain an intravenous infusion at 100 mL/hr. b. Assess the abdominal dressings for drainage. c. Assess the uterus for firmness every 15 minutes. d. Monitor her urinary output.
What is the epistemological assumption of those espousing a positivist paradigm?
A) The researcher is objective and independent of those being studied. B) Phenomena are not haphazard, but rather have antecedent causes. C) The researcher instructs those being studied to be objective in providing information. D) Reality is not fixed, but is rather a construction of human minds.
When teaching a client about opioid therapy, the nurse will encourage the patient to take the drug only when the pain is severe
a. true b. false
A psychiatric–mental health nurse is completing an assessment of a client who is new to the community mental health drop-in center. How should the nurse best begin an assessment for anxiety in this new client?
A) "Have you been having feelings of worry or anxiety lately?" B) "When you face an anxious situation, how do you typically cope?" C) "Is there any history of mental illness in your parents or siblings?" D) "Do you consider yourself to be a peaceful person?"