The nurse is teaching a 45-year-old patient about ways to lower elevated cholesterol levels. One method to lower cholesterol levels is to exercise, which:
A) Increases HDL and decreases triglycerides
B) Increases LDL and decreases triglycerides
C) Decreases HDL and increases LDL
D) Decreases both HDL and LDL
Ans: A
Feedback: Moderate exercise increases HDL levels, which assists in lowering LDL levels. Exercise also decreases triglyceride levels.
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A) Side-lying (lateral) with one pillow under the head B) Head of the bed elevated 30 degrees and no pillows placed under the head C) Semi-Fowler's with the head supported on two pillows D) Flat, with a small roll supporting the neck
You are caring for a woman in labor. Your assessment of the fetal heart rate reveals a heart rate of 145 with moderate variability. There are no signs of decelerations or accelerations. What is your priority action?
a. Do nothing, since this is normal. b. Contact the physician immediately. c. Begin oxygen at 8 to 10 liters/minute. d. Change the maternal position immediately.
Which of the following contains three out of the eight components of a coordinated school health program?
a. Nutrition services, physical education, health education for staff b. Healthy school environment, community services, health services c. Family/community involvement, health education, sex education d. Health services, physical education, day care services
A patient having multiple chronic diseases can expect:
A. no change in the consequences of a drug's action. B. an increase in the consequences of a drug's action. C. a decrease in the consequences of a drug's action. D. all of these.