304 proctored exam
Excessive laxative use, ignoring the urge to defecate, inadequate fluid intake
What are causes of constipation?
Smokes a pack of ciggs a day
What is a risk factor for osteoporosis that a nurse in a clinic assess?
Eating a high fiber diet will reduce my risk for developing skin cancer
A nurse is providing teaching to a client about preventing skin cancer. Which of the following client statements indicates a need for further teaching>
Ill stop smoking, i need to monitor my weight, and limit fast foods
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client regarding reduction of risk factors for coronary artery disease. What indicated understanding of the teaching?
A client who takes omeprazole for peptic ulcer disease
A nurse is reviewing the medical records of four older adult clients. the nurse should plan to administer the herpes zoster vaccine to who?
Warm-up exercises reduce the risk of injury
A nurse is talking with a client who is beginning a program of moderate exercise. Why are these necessary?
Engage in weight-bearing exercises regularly
A nurse is talking with a young adult client who has a family history of osteoporosis. What health promotions should the nurse recommend for preventative measure?
Crisis center
A nurse educator is discussing community mental health with a group of nursing students. what should be included as secondary prevention?
I can use het or ice to relive the discomfort
A nurse in a medical clinic is providing teaching to an older adult client who has osteoarthritis that is affecting her knees. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding?
Sedentary lifestyle, carbonated beverages, caffeine intake, and smoking tobacco
A nurse in a providers office is providing teaching to a client about modifiable risk factors for osteoporosis. What factors should the nurse included?
The families religious practices
A nurse is assessing a family as a system. which of the following factors should the nurse include when assessing sociocultural context?
Ability to perform calculations, identifying clients ability to recall a list of objects or words, and level of orientation
A nurse is caring for a client who has dementia. When performing a mental status examination (MSE) what is included?
Have you been to a third world country in the past?
A nurse is caring for a client with who has hep A. the client asks the nurse how he might have contracted the virus. what should the nurse ask?
Client who has chronic alcohol use disorder
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. the should recognize which client is at risk for a vitamin b6 deficiency?
Keep a body mp of skin lesions
A nurse is developing an education program about skin cancer for a community center. what instruction should be included?
The client walks for 30 min a day/ 5 days a week
A nurse is establishing health promotion goals for a female client who smokes cigarettes has hypertension and has a bmi of 26 which of the following goals should the nurse include?
smoking cessation
A nurse is giving a presentation at a community center about chronic bronchitis. which of the following information should the nurse include as effective for preventing this disorder?
Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, obesity, smoking
A nurse is giving a presentation to a community group about preventing atherosclerosis. what are modifiable risk factors?
1 cup of milk
A nurse is instructing about calcium rich foods. what is best source of calcium>
Intimacy v isolation
A nurse is instructing clients in the community about relationship development. the nurse should explain that, according to Erikson, establishing relationships with commitment is a primary task of which of the following stages of psychosocial development.
reposition every 2 hours
A nurse is planning care for a client who is confined to bed. what should the nurse include in the plan?
Client should follow a high fiber diet
A nurse is preparing a plan for a client who has chronic constipation secondary to irregular bowel habits.
Decreased muscle mass
A nurse is preparing a presentaion at a senior center about age-related musculoskeletal changes. what should be included?
Explain to client what is about to happen
A nurse is preparing an older adult client for a physical exam the provider is about to perform. what actions should the nurse take?
Past history of childhood trauma
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a recent diagnoses of depression. which of the following should the nurse identify as a primary risk factor for this disorder?
Increasing dietary intake of trans-fatty acids can cause an increase in LDL cholesterol, which increases the risk for developing cardiovascular disease.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client about interventions to reduce risk of developing cardiovascular disease. what statement would show the need for further teaching?
Clients should have a yearly test for fecal occult blood
A nurse is teaching a class at a community center to a group of young adult, adult, and older adult clients regarding regular screening recommendations for cancer prevention. what should be included ?
More difficulty seeing due to greater sensitivity to glare, decreased cough reflex, decreased bladder capacity, dehydration of intervertebral discs.
A nurse is teaching a class of older adults about the expected physiologic changes of aging. Which of the following changes should the nurse include in the discussion?
Performing monthly breast examinations
A nurse is teaching a class on health promotion and illness prevention. the nurse shipped include that which of the following is an examples of secondary prevention?
Protein
A nurse is teaching a client about nutritional requirements necessary to promote wound healing. which of the following nutrients should the nurse include in the teaching?
Sedentary lifestyle, aging, caffeine intake, secondhand smoke
A nurse is teaching a client about risk factors for osteoperosis. what should the nurse include in the teaching?
Have a single dose of shingles vaccine at 60, pneumococcal vaccine at 65 and then every 10, have a visual acuity test every year
A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about health tests and screening. what should be included?
I will reduce my intake of vitamin K rich foods
A nurse is teaching about preventing osteoporosis. What statement indicates a need for further teaching?
Race
A nurse is teaching about risk factors of developing a stroke to a group of older adults. Whats a non modifiable risk factor ?
Suicide risk, coping patterns, support systems, alcohol use
A nurse is teaching staff which factors to include in an abuse assessment of a client. what should be included?
Confusion
The family of an older adult client brings him to the emergency department after finding him wandering outside. During the initial assessment, the nurse notes that the client flinches when she palpates his abdomen yet responds to questions only by nodding and smiling. what is the explanation ?
Help plant workers identify signs of carpal tunnel syndrome
An occupational health nurse in the clinic of an industrial plant is developing a guidebook for clinic workers. What action should the nurse include as a secondary prevention strategy?
