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Collmarie

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The nurse plans to teach a patient and the caregiver how to manage high blood pressure (BP). Which action should the nurse take first?
 
  a. Give written information about hypertension to the patient and caregiver.
  b. Have the dietitian meet with the patient and caregiver to discuss a low sodium diet.
  c. Teach the caregiver how to take the patient's BP using a manual blood pressure cuff.
  d. Ask the patient and caregiver to select information from a list of high BP teaching topics.

Question 2

An older Asian patient, who is seen at the health clinic, is diagnosed with protein malnutrition. What priority action should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
 
  a. Suggest the use of liquid supplements as a way to increase protein intake.
  b. Encourage the patient to increase the dietary intake of meat, cheese, and milk.
  c. Ask the patient to record the intake of all foods and beverages for a 3-day period.
  d. Focus on the use of combinations of beans and rice to improve daily protein intake.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Because adults learn best when given information that they view as being needed immediately, asking the caregiver and patient to prioritize learning needs is likely to be the most successful approach to home management of health problems. The other actions may also be appropriate, depending on what learning needs the caregiver and patient have, but the initial action should be to assess what the learners feel is important.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Assessment is the first step in assisting a patient with health changes. The other answers may be appropriate for the patient, but the nurse will not be able to determine this until the assessment of the patient is complete.




Collmarie

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Wow, this really help


Laurenleakan

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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