A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a patient new to the unit. What would be the best way to phrase a question about the patient's marital status?
A) "Is your spouse living with you?"
B) "Are you living with your spouse?"
C) "Do you live alone or with someone?"
D) "Are you married, divorced, or widowed?"
C
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a. 30 minutes. b. 60 minutes. c. 2 to 4 hours. d. 5 to 8 hours.
The nurse is planning to teach a client who is overweight about better nutritional habits for weight loss
As an expected outcome of the educational session, the nurse anticipates that the client will use which of the following as a primary guide for planning meals? 1. supermarket flyers 2. nutrition textbook 3. MyPyramid 4. height-weight table
The nurse has instructed a group of parents about common adolescent behavior. Which comment by the parent would indicate the most urgent need for further discussion?
a. "I guess my daughter won't be asking my opinion very much." b. "I'm really going to watch my daughter's eating habits." c. "We are really going to have to think about rules we want to enforce after he gets his driver's license." d. "We don't keep alcohol in the house, so that's at least one thing we don't need to worry about."
Pyelonephritis is usually caused by which type of organism?
a. Bacteria b. Fungi c. Viruses d. Parasites