When a patient is on hormone replacement therapy, the nurse should regularly monitor the patient for:
1. weight loss.
2. increase in body hair.
3. increase in body heat.
4. weight gain.
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Estrogen therapy affects many body systems. Women who use estrogen are at risk for fluid re-tention, resulting in weight gain.
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A nurse is creating a plan of care for an oncology patient and one of the identified nursing diagnoses is risk for infection related to myelosuppression. What intervention addresses the leading cause of infection-related death in oncology patients?
A) Encourage several small meals daily. B) Provide skin care to maintain skin integrity. C) Assist the patient with hygiene, as needed. D) Assess the integrity of the patient's oral mucosa regularly.
To demonstrate the energy-producing potential of different foods, the nurse explains that 3 g of lean meat produces 12 kcal/g. How many kcal/g does 3 g of fish oil produce?
a. 6 kcal/g b. 15 kcal/g c. 21 kcal/g d. 27 kcal/g
A student nurse is assisting a patient who is ambulating with a new walker. Which of the following is appropriate information for student nurse to provide to the patient?
a. "The top of the walker should line up with the crease on the inside of your elbows." b. "You should walk behind the walker to maintain balance." c. "You should lean forward over the walker to maintain balance." d. "When walking, you should take a step, move the walker forward, and take anoth-er step."
While teaching a preschool-age child how to do postoperative exercises, the nurse recalls that the child will "center" on information. What impact does this have on the child's learning?
A) The child will learn only the middle part of a procedure. B) The child will not retain information longer than a week. C) The child will need printed material to understand the teaching. D) The child will concentrate on one part of a procedure and appear not to hear another.