VSIM Christopher Parrish Diagnosis: Cystic Fibrosis feedback log - Scored 100% (latest 2023)
A nurse is preparing to admit a patient with cystic fibrosis and altered nutritional status. The nurse plans to implement which precautions to be used in the patient's care? - Correct Answer Standard prec...
a nurse is preparing to admit a patient with cysti
chistopher parrish has a low body mass index and h
a nurse is caring for an 18 year old boy who has r
a nurse is assessing an adolescent patient whi
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VSIM Christopher Parrish Diagnosis:
Cystic Fibrosis feedback log - Scored
100% (latest 2023)
A nurse is preparing to admit a patient with cystic fibrosis and altered nutritional status.
The nurse plans to implement which precautions to be used in the patient's care? -
Correct Answer Standard precautions- Standard precautions are to be used on all
patients regardless of their diagnosis. Transmission-based precautions, including
airborne, contact, and droplet precautions when a patient has an illness that can be
spread by contact, air, or droplets. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease, not a contagious
illness.
Chistopher Parrish has a low body mass index and has lost 12 pounfs over the past two
weeks. Which method could the nurse use to acess his overall dietary intake in order to
provide nutrition education? - Correct Answer Obtain a food frequency assessment- A
food frequency assessment asks patients how often they eat certain types of food in a
specific period of time; it is useful for obtaining a general nutrition summary. The
percentage of food eaten in the hospital does not provide information about how the
patient meets nutritional needs when not hospitalized. A foos diary will not help provide
nutrition teaching at this time. Asking this patient if he has a healthy diet does not
assess the frequency or amount of food eaten.
A nurse is caring for an 18-year-old boy who has recently started living on his own and
has experienced a greater than 5% weight loss over two weeks. He has a low body
mass index (BMI) and complains of feeling fatigued. According to Maslow's hierarchy of
needs, the nurse identifies which of the following as the patient's priority need at this
time? - Correct Answer Physiologic needs- Because of his low BMI, recent weight loss,
and fatigue, a priority for this patient is meeting physiologic needs at this time.
Physiologic needs include intake of food and fluids, and must be met in order for the
patient to meet the higher order needs of love and belonging, safety and security, and
self-esteem.
A nurse is assessing an adolescent patient. Which of the following questions best
represents therapeutic communication techniques? - Correct Answer "What do you
hope happens here today?"- The nurse caring for a patient should try to develop a
therapeutic relationship. The nurse should ask questions that promote patient feedback
and detailed answer. The nurse should avoid asking leading questions or questions that
lead to a one-word response.
The nurse plans on assessing the patient's gastrointestional system. Which statement
below reflects the best priortization of this assessment? - Correct Answer The nurse
should auscultate and then palpate the abdomen.- It is important to inspect and
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