Identify the nutrient that the nurse should increase in the diet of a client's who is 3 days postoperative after a thyroidectomy and is experiencing muscle twitching and tremors
a. Potassium
b. Calcium
c. Magnesium
d. Iodine
B
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A nurse cares for clients with hormone disorders. Which are common key features of hormones? (Select all that apply.)
a. Hormones may travel long distances to get to their target tissues. b. Continued hormone activity requires continued production and secretion. c. Control of hormone activity is caused by negative feedback mechanisms. d. Most hormones are stored in the target tissues for use later. e. Most hormones cause target tissues to change activities by changing gene activity.
A client is admitted with a diagnosis of fever of unknown origin. The health care provider's orders include requests for blood and urine cultures, initiation of intravenous (IV) fluids, and IV antibiotics. Which actions must the nurse take FIRST?
a. Start antibiotics to ensure fastest treatment of underlying pathogen. b. Obtain cultures before initiating antibiotic therapy. c. The order of procedures does not matter. d. Establish an intravenous line.
Which one of the following residents of a long-term care facility is most likely exhibiting signs and symptoms of depression?
A) Mrs. L, age 79, who has withdrawn from her regular bridge games and no longer returns calls to her friends. B) Mr. U, age 76, whose neighbors have stated that he has become progressively more forgetful in the last several weeks. C) Ms. K, age 73, who has visited her primary care physician with complaints of palpitations and labored breathing accompanied by feelings of doom. D) Mrs. D, age 82, who is frequently tearful following the death of her husband 4 days prior.
A clinic nurse is planning a teaching session about childhood obesity prevention for parents of school-age children. The nurse should include which associated risk of obesity in the teaching plan?
a. Type I diabetes b. Respiratory disease c. Celiac disease d. Type II diabetes