An older patient says, "I seem to get chest colds so often now." How should the nurse respond to this report?
1. "How often do you wash your hands?"
2. "Risk for colds and infections increases as we age."
3. "Do other people you are around have frequent colds?"
4. "Maybe you should consider taking antibiotics during the winter."
Answer: 2
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a. Low-sodium diet b. Low-protein diet c. ABO typing d. Human leukocytic antigen tissue typing
A tearful, anxious man comes to the clinic with the chief complaint, "I should be dead.". The first task of the nurse conducting the assessment interview is to:
a. assess the lethality of his suicide plan. b. establish initial rapport with the patient. c. encourage the expression of anger. d. determine risk factors for suicide.
What function does the kidney perform to assist in maintaining acid–base balance within the necessary normal range?
A) Excrete acid in the lungs B) Return bicarbonate to the body's circulation C) Return acid to the body's circulation D) Excrete bicarbonate in the urine
Eight hours after a thermal burn covering 50% of a patient's total body surface area (TBSA) the nurse assesses the patient. Which information would be a priority to communicate to the health care provider?
a. Blood pressure is 95/48 per arterial line. b. Serous exudate is leaking from the burns. c. Cardiac monitor shows a pulse rate of 108. d. Urine output is 20 mL per hour for the past 2 hours.