The nurse knows that patients should consume the following amounts of fiber every day:
a. 25-35 g
b. 20-35 g
c. 25-40 g
d. 20-40 g
ANS: B
Older children, adolescents, and adults should consume 20 to 35 g of fiber a day. Food sources include whole grains, wheat bran, cereals, fresh fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
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1. Is married. 2. Has had a blood transfusion in the past. 3. Has decreased fluid intake. 4. Makes frequent trips to the bathroom to void.
Ethnographic studies have been incorporated within health care settings by informaticians to glean data at the point of care. Which of the following statements about ethnography is true?
1. Ethnography is a quantitative method from anthropology and sociology that includes fieldwork and analysis of people in cultural, social settings. 2. In ethnography researchers describe the person of interest's point of view focusing on experience and interactions in social settings rather than the actions themselves. 3. Ethnography is an outdated method of inquiry. 4. The use of ethnography is criticized as a method to determine HCI effectiveness.
The characteristic barrel chest of the older adult is the result of a combination of factors, including:
a. skeletal changes of aging. b. increased muscular expansion of the chest wall. c. less fibrous alveoli. d. increased vital capacity.
B.A. is a natural-born American and has no risk factors for TB infection according to the CDC guidelines. She has a 6-year history of type II diabetes mellitus that is well controlled with metformin (Glucophage)
She admits that her mother had TB when she was a child but says she herself has never tested positive before. She is angry at the proposition that she might have TB and says, "I feel just fine and I don't think anything else is necessary." What steps need to be done to determine whether B.A. has an active TB infection?