When a client diagnosed with primary hypertension asks the nurse what causes this disease, the nurse's best response would be "High blood pressure is caused by
a. a decrease in plasma renin levels."
b. a number of factors, not just one cause."
c. arteriosclerotic vessel disease."
d. a kidney problem."
B
Primary hypertension results from an array of genetic and environmental factors.
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_______________________ are planned strategies based on scientific rationale and devised by the nurse to assist the patient in meeting the patient outcomes
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The nurse anticipates that a patient diagnosed with thymus hypoplasia will exhibit which of the following symptoms?
A) Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis B) Hyperthyroidism C) Hypercalcemia D) Anemia
A client with carcinoma of the head of the pancreas is scheduled for surgery. Which of the following should a nurse administer to the client before surgery?
A) Potassium B) Vitamin K C) Vitamin B D) Oral bile acids
The nurse is preparing the morning assignments. Which of the following assessments could the nurse delegate to the nursing assistant?
1. Neurological assessment 2. Musculoskeletal assessment 3. Vital signs assessment 4. Female genital assessment