James is a 45-year-old patient with an LDL level of 120 and normal triglycerides. Appropriate first-line therapy for James may include diet counseling, increased physical activity, and:
1. A statin
2. Niacin
3. Sterols
4. A fibric acid derivative
3
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A) A 65-year-old man with alcoholism who smokes B) A 45-year-old woman who has type 1 diabetes and who wears dentures C) A 32-year-old man who is obese and uses smokeless tobacco D) A 57-year-old man with GERD and dental caries
A nurse in a master's degree program is considering a career as a nurse practitioner, a relatively new role for a nurse. The inception of nurse practitioners occurred in the
a. 1930s c. 1950s b. 1940s d. 1960s
A client becomes angry and belligerent toward the nurse after speaking on the phone with his mother. The nurse recognizes this as what defense mechanism?
A. Rationalization B. Repression C. Displacement D. Suppression
Mary, a student nurse, is caring for a 3-year-old niece whose mother has recently died of cancer. Because of the child's stage of development, Mary expects that the child will most likely see the loss of her mother as which of the following?
A. Permanent B. A threat to her self-concept C. Temporary D. A challenge to her emerging identity