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.
When working with the patient with impaired hearing, the interpreter needs to direct questions to th
Entry level nurse competencies
Patient teaching: female breast assessment
A medical assistant helps the physician with a patient.
Examples of endocrine disorders. (C) A patient with congenital hypothyroidism.