N105: Essentials of Nursing Care - Health Differences

Essentials of Nursing Study Guide

©2017 Achieve Test Prep Page 147 of 160 71. "Over half of what you are telling me I should eat in a day are carbohydrates? What do they do for me anyway?" You should tell your patient that carbohydrates help: a. Provide reserve energy b. Growth and repair of tissue c. Provide the fuel for energy d. With bone growth andmetabolism 72. Mrs. Somerby is a 67-year-old woman who is beginning to experience stress incontinence. During your patient teaching session, you should encourage her to perform whichexercises? a. Isotonic exercises b. Pelvic tilt c. Kegel's exercises d. Quadriceps setting 73. Kim Su will need to be suctioned when she goes home. As you are teaching her mother proper nasopharyngeal suctioning techniques, you should tell her that the way to reduce trauma while suctioning is to: a. Limit suctioning to 15 seconds b. Apply suction only when introducing thecatheter c. Apply suction only when withdrawing thecatheter d. Lubricate the catheter with petroleum jelly prior toinsertion 74. Chester Marino is hypovolemic. What IV fluid would you expect the doctor to order? a. 1.10% dextrose b. 2.5% dextrose c. 0.9% normal saline d. .45 normal saline 75. The doctor has ordered your patient to receive 1000 cc isotonic saline IV over the next eight hours. Which bag of solution will youhang? a. Normal saline b. .25 normal saline c. . 45 normal saline 76. Mrs. Jacobsen has been admitted to your unit for peripheral vascular disease. The best way to assess peripheral vascular perfusion is to assess the: a. Distal pulse b. Color of extremities c. Sensation in extremities d. Temperature of extremities