If a patient with HIV/AIDs is experiencing diarrhea, a good way to increase energy and protein intakes would be to
a. add skim milk powder to shakes and soups.
b. add butter to hot cereals, vegetables, rice, and noodles.
c. eat three main meals daily, each with a serving of meat or fish.
d. use peanut butter on toast or as a dip for fruits and vegetables.
Answer: d. use peanut butter on toast or as a dip for fruits and vegetables.
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The nurse in the Emergency Department finds a woman collapsed on the floor and crying loudly. The woman's husband was in a car accident and is being attended to by the medical staff
Which statement by the nurse best demonstrates acting in a culturally competent manner? a. "You need to control yourself. Your husband was not injured that badly." b. "Let me take you to a room with more privacy so we can talk." c. "I am concerned about how you are acting right now. No one else here is acting like this." d. "We will call the psychiatrist to see if medication can be ordered for you."
The nurse may include which of the following nursing diagnoses for a patient taking an antineoplastic medication?
1. Decreased cardiac output 2. Deficient fluid volume 3. Social isolation 4. Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements
A patient is prescribed triamcinolone (Kenalog) ointment for an allergic skin rash. Which precaution is most important for the nurse to teach?
a. "Always wear gloves when applying this ointment." b. "Do not use the ointment on an infected skin area." c. "Keep the drug refrigerated between applications." d. "Do not wash the ointment off until the area is healed."
Clinical handover can be achieved by using a variety of information-sharing techniques such as SHARED, which stands for: a. Situation, History, Assessment, Risk, Expectation,Documentation
b. Shared, Health, Arrangement, Resource, Evaluate,Determination. c. Skills, Harm, Activity, Result, Error,Dependability. d. Systems, Handover, Available, Reduce, Enhance, Deterioration.