Answer to Question 1
Correct Answer: 1,4,5
Rationale 1: Limiting or eliminating alcohol consumption is standard treatment for gout.
Rationale 2: Salmon and sardines should be eliminated from the diet.
Rationale 3: Vitamin C may acidify the urine and lead to formation of uric acid stones.
Rationale 4: Increasing fluid intake increases uric acid excretion.
Rationale 5: The client should be taught to report worsening or continued inflammation or pain.
Answer to Question 2
Correct Answer: 1,3,5
Rationale 1: The outermost layer of the epidermis, or stratum coneum, forms an effective barrier. Most substances cannot penetrate this barrier.
Rationale 2: The dermis, not the epidermis, provides a foundation for the accessory structures such as hair and nails.
Rationale 3: The amount of subcutaneous tissue varies, and is determined by nutritional status and heredity.
Rationale 4: Most receptor nerve endings, oil glands, sweat glands, and blood vessels are found within the dermis, not the subcutaneous fat.
Rationale 5: The deepest epidermal sublayer supplies the epidermis with new cells after older superficial cells have been damaged or lost through normal wear.
Head impact during sports may reduce ability to acquire new information
To check pupillary reflexes the nurse first holds the penlight
Client and therapist positioning for foot reflexology.
Trees provide ecosystem services to people
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the toe
Client positioned and draped