Identify the instructions by the nurse that best help prevent complications from renal disease in a client who is being prepared for hemodialysis due to end-stage renal disease secondary to poly-cystic kidney disease
a. Make sure you drink 2 to 3 liters each day to prevent cramps.
b. Increase your intake of fresh fruits such as bananas and oranges.
c. Limit your sodium intake and avoid using a salt substitute.
d. Eat 3 to 5 ounces of meat at each meal to prevent catabolism.
C
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The patient's temperature is 93° F rectally. The most appropriate intervention with this patient would be to
a. give aggressive therapy that includes warm peritoneal lavage. b. allow the patient to maintain this body temperature to decrease oxygen demands. c. use warming blankets to slowly warm the patient. d. wait until the patient shivers to start warming.
For a client who is receiving a cholinesterase inhibitor, which of the following can the nurse recommend to the client's caregiver to decrease the client's risk for injury? Select all that apply
A) Observe frequent drug holidays. B) Encourage the use of assistive devices. C) Keep the bed in a low position. D) Use night lights. E) Decrease drug dose if mobility worsens.
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy for cancer. Which intervention does the nurse implement for this client?
a. Assess the client's fibrinogen level. b. Administer the prescribed iron. c. Maintain strict Standard Precautions. d. Monitor the client's pulse oximetry.
Which nursing theorist based her model on the belief that adaptation to changes in the environment is the basis of health?
a. Watson b. King c. Roy d. Peplau