A patient starting a weight loss session should be counseled that weight loss has which benefit(s)? You may select more than one answer
1. It reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
2. It prevents type 1 diabetes.
3. It increases high-density lipoproteins.
4. It reduces glucose in persons with type 2 diabetes.
5. It increases low-density lipoproteins
Correct Answers: 1, 3, 4
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a. absorption. b. filtration. c. diffusion. d. osmosis.
When evaluating care of a crisis patient, a psychiatric nurse must remember that one of the primary goals of crisis intervention is to:
a. support the patient through the process. b. help the patient return to the precrisis state. c. give the patient new, healthy coping mechanisms. d. listen to the patient to help reduce the stress levels.
Clients undergoing stress may have periods of regression. The nurse assesses this regressive be-havior in the situation where:
1. An adult client exercises to the point of fatigue 2. An 8-year-old child sucks his thumb and wets the bed 3. An adult client avoids speaking about health concerns 4. An 11-year-old child experiences stomach cramps and headaches
The nurse is educating a first-time mother who has a 1-week-old boy. Which is the most accurate anticipatory guidance?
A) Describing the effect of neonatal teeth on breastfeeding B) Explaining that the stomach holds less than 1 ounce C) Informing that fontanels will close by 6 months D) Telling that the step reflex persists until the child walks