The nursing diagnosis that would serve as the primary guide when providing care to a client with cystic fibrosis (CF) is
a. Constipation
b. Fluid Volume Excess
c. Ineffective Airway Clearance
d. Swallowing, Impaired
C
Nursing management of the client with CF focuses on two major nursing diagnoses: Ineffective Airway Clearance and Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements.
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An older patient is concerned that many friends are having joint replacements and wants to know what can be done to prevent having to have one as well. Which modifiable risk factor should the nurse suggest the patient focus on at this time?
1. Physical inactivity 2. Cigarette smoking 3. Alcohol consumption 4. Body mass index (BMI)
The nurse on an oncology unit prepares to administer the fourth cycle of docetaxel [Taxotere] to a patient with breast cancer. Which clinical finding would cause the nurse to withhold the dose and call the prescriber?
a. Alanine transaminase (ALT) 1.2 times the upper limit b. Alkaline phosphatase 2 times the upper limit c. Neutrophil count below 1500/mm3 d. Creatinine clearance of 130 mL/min/1.73 m2
When caring for clients of various ages with low self-esteem, an experienced nurse knows that self-esteem can be promoted in the generativity versus stagnation stage by:
A) Reviewing life goals and accomplishments. B) Volunteering to read to underprivileged school children. C) Forming lasting intimate relationships. D) Recognition for task achievement.
In the United States, detention centers, jails, and prisons are places that provide safety to the public by incarcerating people who have committed crimes and who are deemed a threat to society
Which demographics are true of the majority of inmates? (Select all that apply.) A) Incarcerated for violent crimes B) Latino or African-American C) Average age of 37 years D) Serving sentences of more than 10 years E) Male gender