Renal failure is the most common cause of which type of hyperparathyroidism?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Exogenous
d. Inflammatory
Answer: b. Secondary
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The nurse is working in a weight control program and realizes that most of the participants want to lose weight, but they are unable to because of the difficulties involved in stopping an addictive behavior. This best demonstrates the theory of:
1. Processing. 2. Delineation. 3. Implementation. 4. Cause and effect.
Following diagnostic testing, a patient has been admitted to the ICU and placed on cerebral aneurysm precautions. What nursing action should be included in patient's plan of care?
A) Supervise the patient's activities of daily living closely. B) Initiate early ambulation to prevent complications of immobility. C) Provide a high-calorie, low-protein diet. D) Perform all of the patient's hygiene and feeding.
After a bone marrow transplant, a client develops GVHD and is readmitted to the hospital. The nurse intervenes to prevent which potential complication of treatment for GVHD?
a. Anorexia b. Bleeding c. Hypoglycemia d. Infection
What is the patient's expected response when the nurse is assessing stereognosis?
a. Identifies an object placed in the hand b. Distinguishes numbers or letters traced in the palm of the hand c. Touches the index finger of the nondominant hand to the nose d. Walks heel to toe in a straight line