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1. A 38-week primigravida who works as a secretary and sits at a computer for 8 hours each day tells the nurse that her feet have begun to swell. Which instruction would be most effective in preventing pooling of blood in the lower extremities? Move about every hour Pooling of blood in the lower extremities results from the enlarged uterus exerting pressure on the pelvic veins. Moving about every hour will straighten out the pelvic veins and increase venous return. 2. A 26-year-old, gra...

Chapter 1: The Growth of Nursing Questions 1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when errors are made that result in injury to the client. This is due to which concept associated with the nursing profession? 1. Autonomy 2. Accountability 3. Precision 4. Specificity Answer: 2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providing care, this nurse is engaging in which type of practice? 1. Client-based practi...

1. Which principle of health diet suggest selecting a wide range of foods as represented by the USDA’s MyPlate food plan? a) Variety b) Moderation c) Adequacy d) Energy density 2. A group of strategies used to increase the level of health of individuals, families, groups and communities is known as: a) Wellness b) health promotion c) tertiary prevention d) nutritional assessment 3. Food descriptions on labels assist us in better understanding the products inside o...

1. A Community health nurse is providing teaching about nutrition guidelines to group adolescents. Which of the following Information should the nurse include? A. Adolescents have a decrease need for calcium due to high milk intake B. appetite naturally increases during the Adolescent years C. 75% of adult bone mass is developed during the Adolescent years D. Empty calories provide 70% of the total calories consumed by adolescents Ans: B 2. An occupational health nurse is caring for a ...

1. Parenting styles ATI pediatrics proctored exam Chapter 1: Family centered nursing care -Dictatorial or authoritarian: -Parents try to control the child’s behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and expectations -Ex: The child is never allowed to watch television on school nights -Permissive: -Parents exert little or no control over the child’s behaviors, and consult the child when making decisions -Ex: The child assists with deciding whether he will watch televisio...

1. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has emphysema. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.) 1) Dyspnea 2) Barrel chest 3) Clubbing of the fingers 4) Shallow respirations INCORRECT 5) Bradycardia Answer Rationale: Dyspnea is correct. Dyspnea is experienced by clients who have emphysema due to inadequate oxygen exchange in the lungs. Barrel chest is correct. The lungs of clients who have emphysema lose their elasticity, and the diaphr...

Central obesity, “moon” face, and dorsocervical fat pad are associated with: An elderly man is started on lisinopril and hydrochlorhiazide for hypertension. Three days later, he returns to the office complaining of left great toe pain. On exam, the nurse practitioner notes an edematous, erythematous tender left great toe. The likely precipitant of this patient’s pain is: The most effective treatment of non-infectious bursitis includes: Conservative treatment drugs (NSAIDs)...

1. The student nurse is preparing education for the parents of a 6yo that will begin Fe supps following a dx of Fe deficient anemia. What should be included in the ed. Select all that apply. o Fe should be given with a glass of OJ o Given with Food o Black tarry stools o Cause constipation o Cause increase in appetite 2. Pedi nurse assesses 7mo infant brought to the clinic with S/S of irritability N? V and taut anterior fontanel. Based on the standard growth chart, the nurse notes that the...

1. A nurse is performing a vaginal exam on a client who is in active labor. The nurse notes the umbilical cord protruding through the cervix. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Administer oxytocin to the client via intravenous infusion. Apply oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula. Prepare for insertion of an intrauterine pressure catheter. Assist the client into the knee-chest position. 2. A nurse is assessing a newborn who is 48 hr old and is experiencing opioid withdrawals....

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) A section that divides the body on the longitudinal plane into equal right and left parts is called: 1) A) median (midsagittal) B) oblique C) transverse D) frontal E) coronal 2) Which of the following is the correct sequence, going from simplest to most complex, in the levels of structural organization of the human body: A) chemical level, tissue level, cellular level, organ...