The nurse is aware that the best predictor of a hypertensive patient complying with a low-sodium diet would be the fact that the patient:
a. has adequate knowledge about the diet.
b. is distressed about his illness.
c. has followed a weight reduction program and lost 15 pounds.
d. does not want to have hypertensive complications.
Question 2
The nurse takes into consideration that the success of instructions about a diabetic diet will be largely reliant on the:
a. clarity of the instructions.
b. severity of the disease.
c. timing of the instructions.
d. motivation of the patient.
Proper placement and monitoring of an automatic blood pressure cuff will reduce the risk of injury o
Patient health history form.
Nurse administering enteral nutrition through a feeding tube.
Patient Physical Status Classification
Severe periodontitis in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes.