A patient is diagnosed with struvite kidney stones. What interventions should the nurse anticipate being prescribed for this patient?
A. Surgical intervention and antibiotic therapy
B. Sodium-restricted diet and taking penicillamine
C. Limiting foods high in calcium and taking thiazide diuretics
D. Low-purine diet and taking potassium citrate
Answer: A
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The nurse caring for a neonate interacts with this young client with the understanding that the neonate is:
1. insensitive to pain. 2. alert to everything, but cannot distinguish forms. 3. able to express negativism. 4. capable of hearing and turning toward sound.
A nurse is teaching principles of mental imagery to a group. Which relaxing environments are appropriate for the nurse to recommend that the clients focus on? Select all that apply
A) Looking at a seashore B) Visualizing a snowy cabin C) Driving in traffic D) Floating through the air on a cloud E) Lying at home in front of the fireplace
Avoid shaking soiled linen.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows that in response to an increased work-load, cardiac myocardial cells will experience hypertrophy which is an:
a. increase in size. b. decrease in length. c. increase in excitability. d. decrease in number.