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NUR 347 EXAM 2 with complete solutions 2024.

Therapeutic diet for CHD daily cholesterol should be less than 200mg/day, saturated fat should be limited to 7% each day Avoid saturated fat, decrease red meat, trim dat, remove skin from meat, boil, bake, no fry, low-fat milk, Increase fiber (soluble fiber lowers LDL- oats, beans, fruits, veg, whole grains, flaxseed) Increase consumption of oily fish like salmon, tuna Instruct client to exercise Smoking cessation Therapuetic diet for hypertenstion DASH diet (low sodium, high potassium, hi...

NUR 513 Topic 5 Assignment: Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement. My worldview has been molded and evolved throughout the course of my life and career. Multiple factors can influence a person’s worldview. Things that have impacted my worldview is my upbringing by a single mother, my family, my knowledge, and my patients. My life experiences have cultivated me into the person I am today. Three aspects of my worldview are ethical decisions, a strong knowledge base, and trust in other...

The nurse is on an Alzheimer's unit. A client is agitated and pulling at things. Which of the following should the nurse do? A) provide the client with therapeutic sensory devices B) cohort the client with another client who is agitated, because they will calm each other C) place the client in a room with several other clients D) leave the client alone for a period of time to reduce stimulation A) provide the client with therapeutic sensory devices Rationale: A) correct. Alzheimer's patients ...

Evidence based assessment subjective data + objective data + patient's record + laboratory studies form the database Hypothetico-deductive model the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses by forming hypotheses The nursing process assessment, diagnosis, (outcome identification), planning, implementation, evaluation Assessment collecting data (review clinical record, health history, physical exam, functional assessment, risk assessment, review of literat...

A black patient is in the intensive Care unit because of impending shock after an accident the nurse would expect to find what characteristic in this patient's skin African Americans normally have bluish lips and a dark line on the gingival margin The nurse at a woman's health clinic is aware that intimate partner violence ipv screening should occur with which situation as a routine part of each healthcare encounter You are assessing a client who has had an allergic reaction to peanut butter...

Alcohol most frequently abused drug, withdrawal with respiratory arrest, seizures, MI Alcohol Intoxication mood lability, impaired judgement, aggressive impulses, slurred speech, impaired coordination, unsteady gait, flushed face admitting intoxicated pt communicate that is higher risk, increased fall risk, closer room to nurse station, assess for injury, focused assessment, uncooperative, decreased stimulation alcohol withdrawal syndrome hyperactivity, N, V, agitation, anxiety, developed whe...

1. The cognitive domain includes: a. Changes in attitudes and the development of values b. The performance of skills c. Memory, recognition, understanding, reasoning, and problem solving d. Memorization of one set of skills before moving on to the next ANS: C 4. A health educator trying to change a client's attitudes about smoking would be using which of the following domains? a. Cognitive b. Affective c. Psychomotor d. Developmental ANS: B 10. Nurses who use Healthy People 2020 as a guide fo...

While performing an admission assessment for a client, the nurse notes that the client has varicose veins with ulcerations and lower extremity edema with a report of a feeling of heaviness. Which of the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse identify as being the priority in the client's care? impaired tissue perfusion The nurse is reviewing an assessment of a patient's peripheral pulses and notices that the documentation states that the radial pulses are "1+." The nurse recognizes th...

What must the nurse assess first when providing culturally competent health care to an Asian American patient? a. The tradition of the Asian American culture and the health care practices r/t health and wellness b. The nurse's heritage-based cultural values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices c. Any differences between the nurse's culture and the Asian American culture d. The attitudes of Asian American cultures to the health care system in the United States b. The nurse's heritage-based cultu...