A client is receiving nutrition through a feeding tube. Which type of enteral feeding formula would likely be used if the client needs to receive all essential nutrients in a specific volume?
A) Modular formula
B) Polymeric formula
C) Elemental formula
D) Disease-specific formula
B) Polymeric formula
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A nurse admits an older client from a home environment where she lives with her adult son and daughter-in-law. The client has urine burns on her skin, no dentures, and several pressure ulcers. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Ask the family how these problems occurred. b. Call the police department and file a report. c. Notify Adult Protective Services. d. Report the findings as per agency policy.
A woman presents to the emergency department in labor and states that she is homeless and has not had prenatal care. The emergency department nurse explains to the nursing student that homeless women face many challenges to getting prenatal care,
including which of the following? A. Caring for other children B. Fear of violence C. Lack of insurance D. Mistrust of health-care providers E. Transportation difficulties
For diagnostic and treatment purposes, nurses should know the birth weight classifica-tions of high risk infants. For example, extremely low birth weight (ELBW) is the desig-nation for an infant whose weight is:
a. Less than 1500 g. b. Less than 1000 g. c. Less than 2000 g. d. Dependent on the gestational age.
A group of workers arrives at the hospital after being exposed to chemicals during an industrial accident. The nurse would prepare to supervise decontamination in which zone?
1. Warm 2. Red 3. Cold 4. Green