During acute bacterial infections, patients need extra protein to manufacture
a. hormones.
b. antibodies.
c. antibiotics.
d. enzymes.
Answer: b. antibodies.
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The nurse's coworker states, "It's gratifying that black people in this country are finally reaching the same levels of health that white people are enjoying.". How can the nurse best respond? A) "Actually, the difference in life expectancy between black people and white people is growing, not shrinking.". B) "We've not yet arrived at a place where the life expectancies are equal between black and white people, but the gap is decreasing gradually.". C) "Black women do tend to live longer than white women, but the overall life expectancies when men are included are not yet equal.". D) "You're right. Since the 1980s the life expectancies of black and white Americans have remained nearly the same.".
The nurse is caring for a male client who is 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 215 pounds. The client asks the nurse if his weight is appropriate for his height. Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "Your weight is just about right for someone your height." b. "Your weight is a few pounds under the ideal for your height." c. "Your weight is a few pounds over the ideal for your height." d. "Your weight is quite a few pounds over the ideal for your height."
To best assist an older adult patient to cope with a new diagnosis of chronic renal failure, the nurse
a. asks the patient to describe her usual cop-ing strategies. b. provides the patient with descriptions of new coping strategies. c. initiates discussions with the patient to explain the disease. d. offers to arrange a meeting with another patient with the diagnosis.
A patient with a diagnosis of catatonic-type schizophrenia repeats words and phrases that someone else has just said. The nurse knows this repetitive speech pattern is:
A) Confabulation B) Word salad C) Echopraxia D) Echolalia