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.
Electrocardiography. (a) Electrodes are placed on the patient’s chest to record the electrical event
sodium
Patient teaching: abdominal assessment
Patient Information Supplied When Scheduling Hospital Admissions
A physical therapist helping the patient on parallel bars.
After multiple injections of a local anesthetic, the patient developed herpetic lesions.