A patient with a cast on an arm or leg should not shower.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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When collecting data on a clients culture, the nurse will as questions regarding the client's Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Language preference 2. Religion 3. Cultural relationship between healthcare provider and client 4. Anxiety 5. Explanation of the illness
The nurse is caring for a patient recently diagnosed with renal calculi. The nurse should instruct the patient to increase fluid intake to a level where the patient produces at least how much urine each day?
A) 1,250 mL B) 2,000 mL C) 2,750 mL D) 3,500 mL
Why does a change in blood pH usually result in an abnormality of one or more blood electrolyte levels?
A. Because an increase in blood pH level stimulates the thirst reflex, the person then ingests hypotonic fluids to excess, resulting in a dilution of all other serum elec-trolytes. B. A change in the pH is a change in the hydrogen ion concentration, which causes a corresponding change in the ability of the intestinal mucosa to absorb ingested electrolytes. C. Because hydrogen ions carry a positive charge, a change in the pH requires a corresponding change in the amount of other positive and negative charges to maintain electroneutrality of the blood. D. Because hydrogen ions and potassium ions exist in the blood in a balanced, reci-procal relationship, an increase or decrease in the blood pH requires a corres-ponding decrease or increase in potassium ions.
The nurse and UAP are working together with four patients. Which patient should the nurse assign the UAP?
a. A patient waiting for discharge instructions before going home b. A patient who received morphine 20 minutes ago and now has the call light on c. A patient with diabetes who needs her blood glucose checked d. A patient returning from a bronchoscopy