The results of a barium enema, colonoscopy, and fecal occult blood testing have resulted in a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for a male patient who is obese and who acknowledges an unhealthy lifestyle
What patient education should the nurse provide to this man in an effort to control his symptoms of IBS?
A) "It would greatly help your IBS if you could lose some weight."
B) "I'd encourage you to cut out cigarettes and alcohol from your routine."
C) "Try eating five or six small meals each day rather than three larger meals."
D) "Using an over-the-counter stool softener each day could help stabilize your bowels."
B
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The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America referred the interested researcher to a local chapter of the organization
The local chapter agreed to send out letters on behalf of the researcher inviting potential subjects to contact the researcher if they are willing to participate in a study. Potential subjects in this situation would be described as the: a. accessible population. b. element. c. sample. d. target population.
A nurse caring for a nearly mute depressed client wishes to show acceptance of the client. An intervention that would meet this objective would be to say
A. "I will be spending time with you each day to try to improve your mood." B. "I would like to sit with you for 15 minutes now and again this afternoon." C. "Each day we will spend time together to talk about things that are bothering you." D. "It is important for you to share your thoughts with someone who can help you evaluate whether your thinking is realistic."
The nurse is participating in a type of study that uses ideas that are analyzed as words. This type of research is:
a. evaluative. c. qualitative. b. quantitative. d. experimental.
Which of the following would you emphasize in the teaching plan for a postpartal woman who is reluctant to begin taking warm sitz baths?
A) Sitz baths cause perineal vasoconstriction and decreased bleeding. B) The longer a sitz bath is continued, the more therapeutic it becomes. C) Sitz baths increase the blood supply to the perineal area. D) Sitz baths may lead to increased postpartal infection.