A nurse is caring for a client with severe cardiovascular disease ...

[ericka1]

A nurse is caring for a client with severe cardiovascular disease that has been placed on a 1,500-mL fluid restriction. Which is the most important therapeutic nursing intervention that the nurse should monitor in this client?
 
  A) Calories consumed
  B) Appetite at each meal
  C) Content of between-meal snacks
  D) Fluid intake and output

Question 2

The student nurse is reviewing the various tissues and their functions with the client. The client asks about connective tissue.
 
  Based on this information, the student nurse would tell the client that which soft connective tissues store fat as a food reserve? A) Areolar tissue
  B) Fibrous tissue
  C) Elastic tissue
  D) Adipose tissue

[honnalora]

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
It is most important to monitor the client's fluid intake and output. Calories consumed, appetite at each meal and content of between-meal snacks are not as important as fluid intake and output.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Adipose tissue is the soft connective tissue that stores fat as a food reserve. Areolar connective tissue, fibrous connective tissue, and elastic connective tissue do not store fat. Areolar tissue provides support and stretching in all directions and is highly vascular in nature. It intercepts pathogens before entering the bloodstream. Fibrous tissue has flexible strength. Elastic connective tissue can stretch to one-and-a-half times its original size and snap back to its original size. It is found in areas that are stretched on a regular basis.