METABOLISM
Question 1
A nurse should encourage a client with a wound to consume foods high in vitamin C because this vitamin:
Question 2 See full question 55s
A painter who recently fractured his tibia worries abo
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METABOLISM
Question 1
A nurse should encourage a client with a wound to consume foods high in vitamin C because this vitamin:
Question 2 See full question 55s
A painter who recently fractured his tibia worries about his finances because he can't work. To treat his anxiety, his physician orders buspirone, 5 mg by mouth three times per day. Which drugs interact with buspirone?
Question 3 See full question 44s
During a visit to the prenatal clinic, a pregnant client at 32 weeks' gestation reports heartburn. The client needs further instruction when she says she must do what?
Question 4 See full question 1m 31s
Which food should the nurse eliminate from the diet of a client in alcohol withdrawal?
Question 5 See full question 7m 15s
The nurse should instruct a client with heart disease to avoid which foods that contribute to increases in serum cholesterol?
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A client presents to the clinic for a follow-up visit for hospitalization due to uncontrolled diabetes. Which of the following assessment findings indicates a complication of diabetes mellitus?
Question 7 See full question 1m 10s
An incoherent client with a history of hypothyroidism is brought to the emergency department by the rescue squad. Physical and laboratory findings reveal hypothermia, hypoventilation, respiratory acidosis, bradycardia, hypotension, and nonpitting edema of the face and pretibial area. Knowing that these findings suggest severe hypothyroidism, the nurse prepares to take emergency action to prevent the potential complication of:
Question 8 See full question 3m 43s
A client is being evaluated for hypothyroidism. During assessment, the nurse should stay alert for:
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A nurse in a diabetes clinic receives phone calls from four clients with type 1 diabetes. Which client's call would be the highest priority for the nurse to return?
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What important considerations would the nurse make when teaching and caring for a newly diagnosed client with diabetes mellitus?
Question 1 See full question 1m 16s
During a home visit to a primiparous client 1 week postpartum who is bottle-feeding her neonate, the client tells the nurse that her mother has suggested that she feed the neonate cereal so he will sleep through the night. What would be the
nurse's best response?
Question 2 See full question 2m 56s
A nurse is analyzing a client's intake and output. The client has a temperature of 102° F (38.9° C) and is receiving 2400 mL of IV fluids per 24 hours because the client is to have nothing-by-mouth. Before planning nursing actions, the nurse should first determine:
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Immediately after a lumbar laminectomy, the nurse administers ondansetron hydrochloride to the client as prescribed. The nurse determines that the drug is effective when which sign is controlled?
Question 4 See full question 10m 26s
Vasopressin is administered to the client with diabetes insipidus because it:
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TPN is ordered for a client with Crohn's disease. The TPN solution is having an intended outcome when:
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After resuming feedings in an infant who has undergone a pyloroplasty, which action would be most appropriate?
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When assessing a client with pheochromocytoma, a tumor of the adrenal medulla that secretes excessive catecholamine, the nurse is most likely to detect:
Question 8 See full question 33s
A client has had an exacerbation of ulcerative colitis with cramping and diarrhea persisting longer than 1 week. The nurse should assess the client for which complication?
Question 9 See full question 18s
A mother asks the nurse if her child’s iron-deficiency anemia is related to the child’s frequent infections. The nurse responds based on the understanding of which of the following?
Question 10 See full question 19s
A client receiving chemotherapy for cancer has an elevated serum creatinine level. The nurse should next:
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