A nurse is teaching the client diagnosed with diabetes how to read food labels. The client should limit fat intake to between 20% and 30% of daily kilocalories, based on an 1,800 kcal diet. The client has a bag of baked potato chips with a serving size of 2/3 cups with eight servings per bag. The kilocalories per serving are 230 and the fat per serving is 72 kcal. The client calculates that the percentage of kilocalories from fat should be _____ %. Fill in the blank.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A nursing student asks the nurse educator the differences between social and professional relationships. The nurse educator knows that the defining characteristic of a professional relationship is which of the following?
1. Can be either spontaneous or planned 2. Is the only relationship where roles are defined 3. Requires more planning, consistency, and time 4. Does not address the personal needs of the nurse
A patient who is 28 weeks pregnant presents with consistent hypertension. What need would the home health nurse make the first priority?
a. Activity restriction b. Balanced nutrition c. Increased fluid intake to ensure adequate hydration d. Instruction about the effect of diuretics
The nurse is identifying ways to increase the oral fluid intake of a preschool-age child. Which interventions should the nurse use with this patient? (Select all that apply.)
A) Provide fluids ice cold. B) Offer small full glasses of fluid. C) Provide the child's favorite fluid. D) Encourage popsicles if permitted. E) Provide a straw if not contraindicated.
You turn a bedridden client who complains of pain during such procedures. If you had not turned the client, a diagnosis of impaired skin integrity could have resulted. Which ethical principle are you supporting?
1. autonomy 2. beneficence 3. fidelity 4. nonmaleficence