A home health nurse is conducting an initial visit with an older adult client. The client lives alone and has difficulty preparing his own meals. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
- A. Discuss nutritional requirements with the client.
- B. Refer the client to a senior citizen center.
- C. Arrange for a home-delivered meal program.
- D. Perform a nutrition screening.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
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A nurse is preparing to remove a client's clogged NG tube prior to re-inserting a new tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
- A. Assist the client to blow her nose.
- B. Ask the client to take a deep breath and hold it.
- C. Pinch the proximal end of the tube.
- D. Disconnect the tube from suction source.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
A nurse is assessing the nutritional status of an infant who is 6 months old. The infant weighed 2.7 kg at birth. Which of the following indicate to the nurse that the infant is within expected range?
- A. 5.5 kg
- B. 6.4 kg
- C. 4.5 kg
- D. 3.6 kg
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
A nurse is preparing to administer a gavage feeding via nasogastric tube to a preterm newborn who is receiving supplemental oxygen. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
- A. Stabilize the tube with tape to the newborn's forehead.
- B. Remove supplemental oxygen during the feeding.
- C. Measure the stomach aspirate prior to the feeding.
- D. Place the newborn on her left side for 30 min after the feeding.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
A nurse is teaching about nutrition to a client who has a new diagnosis of chronic kidney disease. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include in the teaching?
- A. Increase phosphorus intake
- B. Limit calcium intake
- C. Limit protein intake
- D. Increase potassium intake
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
A nurse is providing teaching to an obese client who has gestational diabetes and is at 25 weeks of gestation. Which of the following statements made by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
- A. This does not mean that my baby will have this disease.
- B. This means that I will have diabetes for the rest of my life.
- C. If I feel dizzy, I should drink six ounces of a non-diet soda.
- D. Being obese might be one reason why I developed diabetes.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
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