Which of the following information in the client's health history might indicate a risk for primary hypertension?
1) Consumes a high-protein diet
2) Drinks three to four beers every day
3) Has a family history of kidney disease
4) Does not engage in physical exercise
ANS: 2
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A toddler has been diagnosed with short bowel syndrome because of a past history of necrotizing enterocolitis. The nurse should encourage the parents to do all of the following except:
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An appropriate intervention for a patient with an identified nursing diagnosis of situa-tional low self-esteem would be:
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