What patient teaching should be included for a patient with varicose veins?
a. Weight reduction
b. Decreasing exercise
c. Wearing a panty girdle
d. Standing rather than sitting
A
Varicose veins are caused by a dilation of incompetent valves. Obesity, pregnancy, restrictive clothing, and prolonged standing aggravate the condition.
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a. Android b. Gynecoid c. Platypelloid d. Anthropoid
The nurse is caring for a client in the allergy clinic. The nurse selects the nursing diagnosis Risk for Shock when the client's history reveals which of the following?
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