A patient is being discharged from the CCU following a myocardial infarction (MI). He will be participating in cardiac rehabilitation following discharge. His wife is wondering what she can do to help her husband during rehabilitation
What instructions should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan? Select all that apply.
A) Take cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
B) Learn to interpret ECG readings.
C) Encourage her husband to stop smoking.
D) Exercise with her husband.
E) Prepare heart-healthy meals.
F) Perform a stress test on her husband monthly.
A, C, D, E
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A) CO2 and H2O are produced. B) H+ is secreting into the tubular fluid. C) Carbonic acid is produced. D) H+ combines with filtered HCO3-.
An older patient with a peptic ulcer asks why lifestyle alterations are needed. What should the nurse explain to the patient?
1. Alcohol stimulates gastric acid secretion. 2. Alcohol acts to suppress gastric immunity. 3. Caffeine is associated with abdominal pain. 4. Tobacco reduces the effectiveness of gastric ulcer medications.
Which of the following is believed about the concept of locus of control?
a. Internally controlled people see themselves as responsible for their health and amenable to change. b. Externally controlled people believe health is controlled by what they do. c. Internally controlled people believe health is controlled by environmental factors. d. Externally controlled people are not likely to change their health behaviors.
The intense and critical examination of beliefs and assumptions is:
a. theory. c. philosophy. b. ethics. d. religion.