The client is learning the difference of the amounts of potassium in various foods. The nurse suggests several fruit and vegetable choices that are low in potassium to the client. What did the nurse suggest? Select all that apply
A) Eggplant D) Blueberries
B) Zucchini E) Corn
C) Okra F) Pineapple
A, D, E, F
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Eggplant, blueberries, corn, and pineapple are low-potassium choices. Zucchini is a medium-potassium choice, and okra is a high-potassium choice.
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An emergency department (ED) has doubled its client visits within the past year. This has led to increased wait times and overcrowding in the ED waiting room. Which recommendation by the ED nurse manager to the chief nurse officer (CNO) would be most effective?
1. Increase the size of the waiting room and add more beds to the ED unit. 2. Hire more ED nursing staff to manage the increased volume of clients. 3. Hire another ED physician. 4. Hire another registration employee to improve the intake process and reduce the volume in the waiting areas.
The general approach to conducting a spiritual assessment includes
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A patient diagnosed with cancer has been receiving radiation treatments to shrink the tumor. After several weeks, the patient tells the nurse that she has not needed as much pain medication
What should the nurse consider when responding to this report? 1. The radiation treatments have probably reduced the pressure of the tumor on adjacent tissues. 2. The tumor is secreting pain-control chemicals initiated by the radiation. 3. The patient may be developing tolerance to the pain. 4. The patient is probably continuing to have pain but is benefiting from the placebo effect of taking action against the tumor.