The nurse is conducting client education with a group of clients newly diagnosed with hypertension
While discussing sodium and its actions in the body, the nurse teaches that a healthy body maintains sodium balance by adjusting the amount of sodium in what manner? A) Absorbed C) Excreted in the feces
B) Excreted in the urine D) Deposited on bones
B
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The only way the body can rid itself of excess sodium is to increase urinary sodium excretion. For most people, the higher the intake of sodium, the greater is the amount of sodium excreted in the urine.
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The nursing student is correct to place the following components of the homeostatic action of ADH in the correct sequence. Use all the options. A) Stored ADH is released into circulation. B) ADH is transported along a neural pathway to the posterior pituitary gland. C) Aquaporins are inserted into tubular cell membranes. D) ADH is synthesized by cells in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus. E) Serum osmolality increases.
The nurse is caring for a child brought to the emergency department by a babysitter. The child needs an emergency appendectomy and the parents cannot be contacted. What would be the nurse's best response to this situation?
A) Have the babysitter sign the consent form even if she does not have signed papers to do so. B) Have the primary care physician for the child sign the consent form. C) Document failed attempts to obtain consent to allow emergency care without consent. D) Delay medical care until the child's next of kin can be contacted.
The nurse administers a tuberculin screening test to a patient who has no known risk factors for tuberculosis. When the test site is read 48 hours later, which result is considered positive?
a. Induration of 2 mm or more b. Induration of 5 mm or more c. Induration of 10 mm or more d. Induration of 15 mm or more
A nurse assesses a community of older adults. Which of the following persons is at highest risk for a shortened life expectancy?
A) A college professor born in 1956 B) A homemaker born in 1957 C) A nuclear engineer born in 1958 D) A nurse born in 1959