The nurse is forking with adolescents to get them to improve their diet. Which approach would be most helpful in achieving this goal?
a. Send dietary information to the caregivers of the adolescents.
b. Have the adolescents get involved in meal planning after receiving information on dietary needs.
c. Show a film on dietary needs and what happens to the body if those needs are not met.
d. Have a series of lectures by a variety of health specialists on dietary needs of the adolescent.
B
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A Incorrect. Sending dietary information to the caregivers of the adolescents will not be the most helpful means to improve their diet.
B Correct. Nurses can help caregivers and adolescents improve their nutrition by explaining the importance of a good diet and encouraging adolescents to be involved in meal planning.
C Incorrect. Showing a film on dietary needs and what happens to the body if those needs are not met will not be the most helpful means to improve their diet.
D Incorrect. Having a series of lectures by a variety of health specialists on dietary needs of the adolescent will not be the most helpful means to improve their diet.
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The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has undergone colon resection surgery with a colostomy. Which statements by the client indicate that the instruction was understood? (Select all that apply.)
a. "I will change the ostomy appliance daily and as needed." b. "I will use warm water and a soft wash-cloth to clean around the stoma." c. "I will start bicycling and swimming again once my incision has healed." d. "I will notify the doctor right away if any bleeding from the stoma occurs." e. "I will check the stoma regularly to make sure that it stays a deep red color." f. "I will avoid dairy products to reduce gas and odor in the pouch." g. "I will cut the flange so it fits snugly around the stoma to avoid skin break-down."
A 79-year-old client has been admitted to a long-term care facility that follows a liberal diet approach. The family is concerned that this will hurt the client due to a long history of high cholesterol and desire a low-cholesterol diet
How might the nurse respond? A) Malnutrition is a greater threat than hypercholesterolemia. B) The client is too old to worry about it now. C) The facility does not offer specialized, individual diet options. D) If the cholesterol hasn't gone down yet, it never will.
Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of general systems theory in regards to nursing informatics?
a. "General systems theory organizes inter-dependent parts that, when working to-gether, can produce a product that none used alone could produce.". b. "General systems theory provides theory support for a system that maintains confi-dentiality when handling patient data and information.". c. "General systems theory incorporates ex-ternal databases from state agencies to allow for performance comparison within a specific institution.". d. "General systems theory is a nursing theory regarding the use of nurse infor-matics to integrate the systems within health care for support of nursing educa-tion and practice.".