In order to make suitable recommendations about nutritional status, which criteria must a nurse gather during assessment from a client diagnosed with cardiovascular disease (CVD)?
A) Cholesterol level
B) Hormone levels
C) Food diary
D) Dietary recall
A) Cholesterol level
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What symptom leads the nurse caring for a 5-month-old with viral influenza to suspect the development of Reye's syndrome?
a. Respirations drop from 18 to 14 breaths/min b. Falling asleep after feeding c. Sudden vomiting without effort d. Development of a macular rash
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis tells the nurse that the physician told him he has Felty syndrome and asks the nurse what it means. Which of the following conditions does the nurse include in her description of this syndrome?
A) Low grade fever, weight loss, anorexia B) Vasculitis, pericarditis, pneumonitis C) Enlarged spleen, neutropenia, anemia D) Symmetric polyarticular joint swelling, joint redness, joint tenderness
Flexner listed some of the following traits utilized to identify professions:
a. Intellectual operations. b. Educationally communicable technique. c. Self-organization. d. Raw materials from science and learning. e. All of the above.
A nurse has just initiated an intravenous piggyback of gentamicin (Garamycin). What is the best time for a trough serum level to be measured?
a. Just before the next dose b. When the infusion is finished c. One hour after the medication is administered d. Depends on the specific medication