Answer to Question 1
C
Use clinical judgment when evaluating muscular patients or patients with large amounts of edema or ascites, because these physiological states will lead to false overestimation of the degree of fatness. BMI alone is not a perfect predictor of overweight or obesity. You gather weight information in several ways, including usual body weight (UBW), ideal body weight (IBW), actual body weight (ABW), and BMI. A thorough nutritional assessment usually requires the collection of all of these weight measures. The magnitude and direction of weight change are more meaningful than standardized weight references when one is dealing with sick or debilitated patients.
Answer to Question 2
B
The task of applying dry and moist-to-dry dressings may sometimes be delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) if the wound is chronic (see facility policy and Nurse Practice Act). Wound assessments, care of acute new wounds, and wound care requiring sterile technique cannot be delegated. The application of hydrogel dressings or pressure dressings cannot be delegated.
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
Measuring Patient Height
Patient receiving ultrasound treatment to the left elbow.
Assessing risk for infection in adults
A computerized patient registration form used by offices with electronic health records.
Prokaryotic Nutritional Modes