The nurse is caring for a 28-year-old female patient who weighs 200 pounds (90.91 kg) and is 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.68 meters). What should the nurse calculate this patient's body mass index to be? ________
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Correct Answer: 32
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A) A dull white B) Bluish tinged C) A bright white D) Slightly yellow
A blackout is described as
a. a comatose period related to alcohol withdrawal. b. a comatose episode associated with alcohol intoxication and poisoning. c. a time period in which a person who has used alcohol is unresponsive to the environment. d. an episode in which a person under the influence of alcohol functions normally but later is unable to remember.
A nurse is preparing to provide patient care in an intensive care unit. Which of the following areas of study would be important for the nurse to have knowledge of and expertise in when working in this type of care area?
1. care of the young adult 2. care of the school age child 3. care of the preterm infant 4. care of the elderly
A nurse is teaching a patient with chronic renal failure who will begin receiving epoetin alfa (Epogen) about this drug therapy. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. "If I have to start dialysis, I will have to stop taking this drug." b. "Taking this drug should eliminate my need for blood transfusions." c. "Taking this medication will prevent the need for dialysis in the future." d. "When I take this, my serum ferritin levels will increase."