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.
Sublingual medication administration. Photograph of a male patient placing a nitroglycerine tablet u
The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
Entry level nurse competencies
The patient's signature on the informed consent form indicates that the patient understands the
Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for suicide.
Muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis is evident in the eyes of this patient.