A nurse instructing the mother of a young infant about how to introduce solid foods into the infant's diet should instruct the mother to:
a. introduce fruits and vegetables first.
b. mix foods to allow the infant variety.
c. introduce only one new food at a time.
d. introduce new foods at 24-hour intervals.
Question 2An older adult patient tells the home health nurse, My doctor hasn't helped my arthritis at all. I am using the chiropractor now. The patient has gone from:
a. Western medicine to complementary therapy.
b. complementary therapy to alternative therapy.
c. alternative therapy to allopathic medicine.
d. allopathic medicine to alternative therapy.
Question 3As the nurse assesses the edematous cardiac patient, she is aware that the condition is a result of retained fluid and the patient is:
a. hyponatremic.
b. hypokalemic.
c. hypernatremic.
d. hypercalcemic.
Question 4The nurse uses a diagram to show how the four parts of self fit together. What are the four parts? (Select all that apply.)
a. Body image
b. Ego
c. Self-esteem
d. Role
e. Identity
Question 5A nurse is gathering subjective data when admitting a patient. Which assessment finding is considered subjective data? The patient:
a. complains of chest pain.
b. is experiencing dyspnea.
c. appears to be anxious.
d. expectorates red-tinged sputum.
Question 6A nurse instructing the mother of a young infant about how to introduce solid foods into the infant's diet should instruct the mother to begin with:
a. meats.
b. fruits.
c. cereals.
d. vegetables.
Question 7The lactating mother is counseled by the nurse to eat adequate amounts of meat and legumes to increase her level of:
a. potassium.
b. chloride.
c. magnesium.
d. phosphorus.
Question 8The nurse reminds the patient recovering from a hip replacement that the exercises performed in the physical therapy department are considered:
a. alternative therapies.
b. complementary therapies.
c. comfort therapies.
d. body therapies.
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