A patient has a serum cholesterol of 250 with a low HDL and high triglycerides. The nurse realizes that this patient's coronary heart disease risk would be
a. low c. high
b. borderline d. not enough informa-tion to determine
C
A high coronary heart disease risk is associated with a cholesterol over 240 mg/dl, LDL level greater than 160 mg/dl, an HDL level of less than 35 mg/dl, and triglycerides over 500 mg/dl.
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The nurse is caring for an African-American client who had a myocardial infarction and is receiving atorvastatin (Lipitor). The nurse assesses the client's diet to be very high in fat
Which is the best plan by the nurse to improve the client's diet and reduce the risk that the client may need additional medications? A) Ask another nurse to speak to him about a low-fat diet. B) With the client's permission, discuss the dietary with whoever prepares meals for the family. C) Consult a dietician to teach the client about low-fat diets. D) Give the client information specific to African Americans about low-fat diets.
A nurse is preparing to suction an adult client's tracheostomy. At what pressure, in mm HG, should the nurse set the wall suction?
a. 50 to 100 c. 120 to 130 b. 100 to 120 d. 130 to 140
When the healthy adult is in the sitting position, no jugular pulsations are visible
A) True B) False
The___________ is a combination of the drug dose administered and how the body metabolizes the drug.?
A) therapeutic effect B) therapeutic range C) drug interaction D) target concentration