The nurse is admitting a 42-year-old female with colon cancer to the unit. She is scheduled to have a resection with ileostomy. What do ileostomies cause a decrease in? Select all that apply
A) Fat D) Insoluble fiber
B) Carbohydrates E) Vitamin B12 absorption
C) Bile acid
A, C, E
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Due to the shortened length of the intestines, the absorption of fat, fat-soluble vitamins, bile acid, and vitamin B12 is decreased.
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When measuring a patient's weight, the nurse is aware of which of these guidelines?
a. The patient is always weighed wearing only his or her undergarments. b. The type of scale does not matter, as long as the weights are similar from day to day. c. The patient may leave on his or her jacket and shoes as long as these are documented next to the weight. d. Attempts should be made to weigh the patient at approximately the same time of day, if a sequence of weights is necessary.
The nurse is attending an in-service education program that identifies the Joint Commission's requirements of documentation. Which of the following would be one of these requirements?
a. A traditional nursing care plan b. Documentation of all steps of the nursing process c. Interdisciplinary planning and implementation of all aspects of care d. Client signature on nursing records
The client states, "Heart disease runs in our family. My blood pressure has always been high." The nurse determines that this is an example of the client's:
1. Risk factors 2. Active strategy 3. Health beliefs 4. Negative health behavior
The statement "There is a relationship between nurses' ages and their level of assertiveness" is which type of hypothesis?
1. Research hypothesis 2. Directional hypothesis 3. Nondirectional hypothesis 4. Null hypothesis