A nurse has admitted a client to the hospital for a diagnostic workup. The physician did not specify a diet for the evening meal. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Call the dietitian for guidance.
2. Look in the diet manual for direction.
3. Obtain an order from a physician who is seeing another client.
4. Contact the client's physician for the order.
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. A patient who has recently been diagnosed with an aneurysm and been placed on aneurysm precautions will have which of the following incorporated into his plan of care?
A) Elevate the head of the bed to 45 degrees. B) Maintain the patient on complete bed rest. C) Administer enemas when the patient is constipated. D) Avoid use of thigh-high elastic compression stockings.
The nurse is doing client teaching with a cancer client who is going to have a colon resection. The client asks what the differences in the diet will be after the surgery. What would be the best response for this client?
A) You will have to be fed with parenteral nutrition (PN) while your gut is not functioning. B) You will have to eat less protein and fewer calories per day after you start eating again. C) You will have a clear liquid diet starting the day after surgery. D) You will be given a special diet of high-fiber, low-calorie enteral supplement.
A 2-year-old starts to have a tonicclonic seizure while in a crib in the hospital. The child's jaws are clamped. The most important nursing action at this time is to
1. place a padded tongue bladebetween the child's jaws. 2. stay with the child and observe therespiratory status. 3. prepare the suction equipment. 4. restrain the child to prevent injury.
Which interventions will the nurse include when planning care to enhance the removal of poison from a patient who has overdosed on drugs? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Administering activated charcoal 2. Changing pH of urine 3. Preparing the patient for enemas 4. Inserting a nasogastric tube 5. Preparing corticosteroids for administration