A client asks how to reduce his or her risk of stroke. Which response made by a nurse is accurate?
A) Decrease intake of whole grains.
B) Normalize blood pressure.
C) Reduce intake of fatty fish.
D) Consume roughly 1,600 mg/day of sodium.
B) Normalize blood pressure.
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According to Pender, Murdaugh, and Parsons, what is the definition of health promotion?
1. Behavior designed to avoid illness. 2. Behavior to increase early detection. 3. Behavior to help maintain function within constraints of illness. 4. Behavior motivated by a desire to increase well-being.
The term used to describe an increase in blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine is:
a. oliguria. b. azotemia. c. acute kidney injury. d. prerenal disease.
A patient in hypovolemic shock is receiving an intravenous colloid solution (plasma expander). Which assessment findings indicate to the nurse that the infusion rate should be reduced?
Select all that apply. 1. prothrombin time of 13.5 seconds 2. jugular vein distention 3. tenting of the skin 4. increased central venous pressure 5. auscultation of crackles and wheezes
Which of the following is not seen in spiritual distress?
a. anger with God c. inability to find meaning in an illness b. peace d. feeling that purpose in life has been lost