Which food is recommended by the National Cancer Institute to reduce a person's cancer risk?
a. Potatoes
b. Beets
c. Celery
d. Broccoli
D
Foods to reduce cancer risk include broccoli.
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Information provided by the family when a patient is unable to provide data during assessment is classified as:
a. primary. b. secondary. c. unreliable. d. biased.
The nurse researcher knows that a sample is representative of a population when which statement is true?
a. The sample is homogeneous. b. All units of a population are included. c. The most readily accessible persons are used as subjects. d. The characteristics of the sample closely approximate those of the population.
An older adult patient has experienced severe nausea and vomiting for 2 days since undergoing abdominal surgery. A prealbumin serum blood test is ordered. The nurse explains the rationale for the test to the patient's family by saying
a. "The provider is interested in whether there is enough available protein in the blood." b. "This test is designed to determine how the body is meeting current demands for protein." c. "The test will tell us if the vomiting has created a problem with protein metabol-ism." d. "Healing from such a surgery requires protein, and this test measures protein."
A child has been admitted to the hospital while unconscious. The child has a history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), and according to the child's mother, he took a normal dose of insulin this morning with breakfast
At school, the child had two pieces of birthday cake and some ice cream at a class birthday party. What is the likely reason for this child's unconscious state? 1. Metabolic alkalosis 2. Metabolic ketoacidosis 3. Insulin shock 4. Insulin reaction