A nurse is providing education to a client regarding cancer prevention and healthy lifestyle choices. The nurse knows to encourage the client to maintain their body mass index (BMI) at which of the following levels?
A) 18.5 to 24.9
B) 25 to 29.9
C) 30 to 35
D) 36 to 40
A) 18.5 to 24.9
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Category-three conflict is best demonstrated by which scenario?
1. Students compete to register early for favorite classes. 2. Two nurse's aides argue about whose turn it is to take care of a belligerent patient. 3. A husband and wife argue about the time the wife spends on her nursing studies. 4. Faculty compete for merit raises.
When it comes to pain management in infants and children, the majority of health care professionals are still under the impression that infants and children:
a. need one-half the pain medication that adults need b. need about the same amount of pain medication as adults, adjusted for their body weight c. do not have pain or suffer less pain than adults d. have a lot more pain than adults
A nurse is instructing a patient receiving a cholesterol-lowering agent. Which information should the nurse include in the patient education?
a. "This medication will replace other interventions you have been trying." b. "It is important for you to double your dose if you miss one to maintain therapeutic blood levels." c. "Stop taking the medication if you experience constipation." d. "You should continue your exercise program to increase your HDL serum levels."
The nurse suggests that a patient help manage the stressors that are triggering generalized anxiety by implementing compartmentalization. Which activity provides proof that the patient is employing this healthy defense mechanism?
a. Attends a meditation class 3 times a week right after work b. Uses chocolate as a reward when keeping stress under control c. Counts to 10 before responding to a coworker who is a source of stress d. Shares with the office manager the situations that regularly cause increased stress