The nurse is concerned about the client's loss of fluids and electrolytes because of diarrhea. The best dietary recommendation that the nurse can give is for the client's diet to include which foods or drinks?
a. Tea and dry toast
b. Plain crackers and orange juice
c. Gatorade or Pedialyte
d. Ensure liquid supplement
ANS: C
These drinks provide needed electrolytes along with the needed fluid.
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a. administer a second shock at 300 J. b. reinitiate CPR. c. reposition the client and shock at 200 J. d. set the defibrillator to synchronous.
The group leader is overheard saying to the gathering of patients, "Focus on your breathing once again…notice how it is regular…Now focus on your left arm…Notice how relaxed your left arm feels…Notice the relaxation going down the left arm to the hand."
The nursing student asks the nursing preceptor what the unit group leader is doing. The best answer is which of the following? a. Group psychotherapy b. Progressive relaxation training c. Meditation d. Group biofeedback
A nurse is aware that a patient is at increased risk for falling due to orthostatic hypotension. This risk contravenes the use of which method of heat therapy?
1. Warming blanket 2. Aquathermia pad 3. A sitz bath 4. Warm soaks
A caregiver for a child who is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer shares with the nurse that the child's temperature is being taken rectally every 4 hours. Which of the following is the nurse's best response?
a. "Good for you for paying close attention to whether your child has a fever or not." b. "Once a day, at the same time each day, is the best practice for taking the temperature." c. "It is not necessary to take the temperature so often. You need only take the child's temperature if you suspect fever." d. "Stop this practice, because the thermometer can cause breaks in the rectal mucosa and cause bacteria to enter the bloodstream, resulting in sepsis or abscess."