Angela is a black woman who has heard that women of African descent do not need to worry about osteoporosis. What education would you provide Angela about her risk?
1. She is correct, black women do not have much risk of developing osteoporosis due to their dark skin.
2. Black women are at risk of developing osteoporosis due to their lower calcium intake as a group.
3. If she doesn't drink alcohol, her risk of developing osteoporosis is low.
4. If she has not lost more than 10% of her weight lately, her risk is low.
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As a part of a malpractice case, the hospital has decided to bring an indemnity claim against a nurse. What is the implication to the nurse?
1. The hospital is released from paying monetary damages to the nurse. 2. The nurse will have to pay monetary damages to the hospital if the hospital wins the claim. 3. The hospital's attorneys must still provide legal services to the nurse. 4. The nurse is required to disclose patient information that the patient believed would be kept confidential between the nurse and the patient.
How should the nurse explain rapid eye movement (REM) sleep to an older client?
1. Is when dreaming occurs 2. Is necessary for physical restoration 3. Involves sudden sustained muscle contractions in the extremities 4. Is accompanied by slowing of the heart rate and a fall in blood pressure
A couple has given birth to their first child, a boy with a recessive disorder. The genetic counselor tells them that the risk of recurrence is one in four. Which statement is a correct interpretation of this information?
a. The risk factor remains the same for each pregnancy. b. The risk factor will change when they have a second child. c. Because the parents have one affected child, the next three children should be unaffected. d. Because the parents have one affected child, the next child is four times more likely to be affected.
A client with HIV who is taking highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) medications is in radiology waiting for a chest x-ray when medications are due. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Call radiology to see when the client will be brought back to the nursing unit. b. Send the nursing assistant to radiology to bring the client back to the nursing unit. c. Take the client's medications to radiology and administer them there if possible. d. Stagger the next dose of the medication if the current dose is given late.