Author Question: The nurse explains that the rate at which body metabolizes food to maintain the energy requirements ... (Read 17 times)

Arii_bell · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse explains that the rate at which body metabolizes food to maintain the energy requirements of a person who is awake and at rest is:

1. Energy balance
2. Metabolism
3. Basal metabolic rate
4. Caloric requirement

Question 2

The nurse is working with a client who has recently been diagnosed with hypertension. Which of the following would be most therapeutic?

1. What would you like to know about hypertension?
2. What concerns do you have about this diagnosis?
3. Do you know what hypertension is?
4. Does this diagnosis upset you?

TINA · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Energy balance is the relationship between the energy obtained from food and the energy used by the body

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: With a new diagnosis, it is important to give the client time to think about how this will impact his life before attempting to begin teaching. Asking the client about his concerns, thoughts, or feelings about the diagnosis will allow the client time to digest the change in his life. This is particularly important when the diagnosis will have a major impact on his lifestyle. Asking what he wants to know assumes he knows enough about the diagnosis to answer the question. Directly asking what he knows would be a challenge, and would limit rapport. Does the diagnosis upset you? is a closed-ended question that will not supply much information to the nurse.