Ninety-five percent (95%) of clients with hypertension (HTN) have essential HTN, which means that the cause of the HTN is:
a. atherosclerosis c. renal disease
b. hypernatremia d. unknown
D
Primary HTN (essential HTN) is high blood pressure for which there is no known cause; it is the most common type of elevated blood pressure.
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When the patient who overeats insists that weight gain is related to retained fluids, the nurse recognizes the patient is using which defense mechanism?
a. Compensation b. Rationalization c. Sublimation d. Regression
A 34 year old has been on morphine for 6 months after back surgery and has gone to multiple health care providers to obtain prescriptions. Which term best describes this situation?
a. Medication dependence b. Medication abuse c. Medication misuse d. Medication underuse
A preschool child has experienced a severe burn. The nurse is assessing the nutritional needs of this patient. To provide the required nutrition, the nurse:
a. Provides a high-calorie, high-protein diet b. Discourages parents from bringing food from home c. Provides 3 three large meals each day d. Provides a low-calorie, low-protein diet
The caregivers of a child with a chronic health condition say they are feeling frustrated and like professionals are discounting their expertise. The nurse will help them resolve this problem by teaching them to:
a. directly express frustration and confront the discounting of their expertise with "I" statements such as, "When you (do a specific thing or say a specific thing) I feel like. . ." b. change health care providers until they find a health care team that will treat them as experts and partners in the care of their child c. ignore these feelings, as the health care team does not mean to discount their expertise and knows that they are experts in the care of their child d. listen to the health care professionals, say nothing, and do whatever they (the caregivers) feel is best regardless of what the health care professionals suggest