1.A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has nephropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus
and plans to make dietary adjustments. Which of
... [Show More] the following instructions should the nurse include?
Consume less than 0.8 g/kg of body weight of protein per day.
2. A preventive intervention for the client with hypercalcemia is:
Restricting dietary calcium by eliminating milk products.
3. Nursing intervention for a client with a diagnosis of hyponatremia includes all of the following,
except?
Encouraging the intake of low sodium liquids.
4. Dominic is receiving regular (Novolin-R) insulin at 8:00 a.m. every day. He would most likely
experience an insulin reaction..?
Before lunch.
5. Which of the following is priority in patient education for all persons with diabetes regarding the
prevention of hypoglycemia?
Peak time of glucose lowering medication/s
6. The most appropriate diet for the client with Grave's disease would be:
High calorie
7. A client with hypoparathyroidism is to be discharged home after stabilization of fluid and electrolyte
levels. Which are critical concepts that the nurse should teach the client prior to discharge? (Select all
that apply)
Importance of keeping follow-up appointments and laboratory testing.
How to plan meals that included increased amounts of Ca+ and vitamin D
Strategies that will help decrease the risk of falling
8. A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes about which dietary source should provide the greatest
percentage of calories. Which of the following statements indicates the client understands the teaching?
"I should eat more calories from complex carbohydrates than anything else."
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following
recommendations should the nurse make to the client for a sweetener?
Nonnutritive sugar substitute
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10. A patient with Addison's Disease should consume which of the following diets?
Low carbs, High sodium
11. A patient being treated with an oral cephalosporin (antibiotic) complains of nausea. The nurse
should give which instruction?
"Take the drug with food."
12. B.D. is a 48-year-old woman with SLE who is on prednisone (a corticosteroid). She has a history of
HTN, DM type 2, and peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following information would be important for
her to know? (Select all that apply)
Take the prednisone in the morning, at least an hour before breakfast, for best results.
Prednisone may cause some effect on your mood, most commonly depression
Report signs of infection to your doctor.
Increase calcium intake.
13. Mr. Walter was newly diagnosed with Gout. What types of foods would you recommend for him?
Foods low in purine
14. A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a liver transplant and weighs 65
kg. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Stress the importance of safe food-handling practices
15. A nurse is caring for a client who has rheumatoid arthritis and is experiencing difficulty feeding
herself using adaptive devices. The nurse should initiate a referral with which of the following members
of the interprofessional health care team?
Occupational therapist
16. A nurse is caring for a client who has limited hand movement due to Rheumatoid arthritis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to assist the client with feeding?
Provide an adaptive feeding device for the client.
17. Mrs. Jones is a post-menopausal woman and was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Her doctor
started her on Prednisone and Sulfasalazine. What types of supplements would you encourage her to
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