A nurse is initiating a 24-hour urine collection for a patient at home. What will be the first thing the nurse will ask the patient to do at the beginning of the specimen collection?
A) Void and discard the urine.
B) Begin the collection at a specific time.
C) Add the first voiding to the specimen.
D) Keep the urine warm during collection.
A
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1. Decrease the amount of exercise. 2. Increase the intake of fluids at night. 3. Develop pain-relief measures for better quality of sleep at night. 4. Ask the physician for sleep medication for the client.
The nurse is caring for an adult patient in the clinic who has been evacuated and is a victim of flooding. The patient presents with signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection
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A) Implementation of a psychiatric home health care program B) Further development of a partial hospitalization program C) Money-management counseling for couples with compulsions to spend D) Intervening with a high-risk population to decrease incidence of conduct disorder
The nurse is creating a plan of care for a patient with glaucoma. Which nursing diagnosis addresses the complication of the sensory deficit that places the patient at greatest risk for injury?
a. Risk for falls b. Body image disturbance c. Social isolation d. Fear