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Which amount of protein per kilogram of body weight a day would the nurse recommend a patient consume to support wound healing? A. 1.25 to 1.5 g B. 2 to 3.5 g C. 3.5 to 4.5 g D. 5.15 to 6.5 g Correct Answer-1.25 to 1.5 g The nurse should recommend that the patient consume 1.25 to 1.5 g of protein per kilogram of body weight a day to support would healing. The amounts 2 to 3.5 g, 3.5 to 4.5 g, and 5.15 to 6.5 g are too much. A nurse is performing mouth care for a patient who is uncons...

What is afterload? Correct Answer-The pressure or resistance against which the ventricles must pump to eject blood What is preload (end-diastolic volume)? Correct Answer-Force exerted by the blood on the walls of the ventricles at the end of diastole What is a contraction? Correct Answer-Ability of cardiac cells to shorten, causing cardiac muscle contraction in response to an electrical stimulus What is venous return? Correct Answer-The amount of blood flowing into the right atrium each...

Which statement about the diagnosis step of the nursing process is true? The nurse makes clinical judgments about a patient's experiences and responses to problems, or life events. The nurse assesses the patient and forms a nursing diagnosis. The nurse uses the nursing diagnosis to formulate a plan for the patient. The nurse evaluates the patient's response to the nursing care plan. Correct Answer-The nurse makes clinical judgments about a patient's experiences and responses to pr...

GERD Correct Answer-back-up of acidic gastric contents (chyme/bile) into esophagus normally esophageal action Correct Answer-normally, the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes to allow chyme to enter the stomach and then contracts to prevent reentering into the esopahgus causes of GERD Correct Answer-foods: fatty, chocolate, peppermint, spearmint -smoking -alcohol/caffeine -overweight -hiatal hernia -eating late at night -going to sleep after eating GERD cues Correct Answer--heartb...

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