Author Question: The nurse is presenting a talk for the monthly Nursing Case Study education group. Which client ... (Read 60 times)

ss2343 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is presenting a talk for the monthly Nursing Case Study education group. Which client would be a good choice for a case study on multiple sclerosis (MS)?

A) Brazilian with chronic parasitic infestation
B) Italian with colonized methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
C) Northern Canadian who has smoked for 25 years
D) African-American man in his 20s with a vitamin D deficiency

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a client who weighs 209 pounds and is 1.67 meters tall.

The nurse calculates the body mass index (BMI) of this client as ________. Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Anonymous · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

The client with the greatest risk lives the farthest from the equator and smokes. Smokers are at increased risk of MS. Brazilians and Italians live close to the equator, which lowers the risk of MS. Chronic parasitic infestation lowers the immune response, which lowers the risk of MS. African-Americans and men are at lower risk of developing MS. It is theorized that vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of MS because it is seen less in locales near the equator.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 34 kg/m2
Explanation:
Weight (209 lbs) height (1.67 meters)

(To convert lbs to kg) weight divided by 2.2 = kg
209 lb / 2.2 = 95 kg

(To calculate BMI using kg/meters squared) Weight (kg) divided by height (meters) squared
95 / (1.67 1.67) = 95 / 2.79 = 34 BMI