The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet has been recommended to a 58-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of primary hypertension. What dietary component will the woman consume most if she adheres to this diet?
A) Grains and grain products
B) Fruits
C) Vegetables
D) Low-fat dairy products
A
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a. cultural awareness. c. ethnocentrism. b. cultural sensitivity. d. all of the above.
A nurse has received orders to obtain laboratory tests for a child to rule out gallstones. The nurse should question which order?
1. CBC 2. Amylase 3. PT and PTT 4. Ultrasound
A nurse manager requests in-service training about the new computerized system that is to be implemented once a planned merger between the nurse manager's agency and another agency is completed
Based on Lewin's force-field analysis, the nurse manager's strategy is to: a. Increase the restraining forces and strengthen the driving forces b. Increase the restraining forces and decrease the driving forces c. Reduce the restraining forces and strengthen the driving forces d. Reduce the restraining forces and decrease the driving forces
Identify an accurate statement about the nerve supply of the heart.
A. The sympathetic nerves that innervate the heart become active when the body needs to rest and conserve energy. B. The norepinephrine released by the sympathetic nerves in the heart act on the sinoatrial (SA) node to decrease heart rate. C. The autonomic nervous system regulates the rate and force of the contractions of the heart. D. The heart receives its nerve supply from only one division of the autonomic nervous system, the sympathetic division.