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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an older adult client who has osteoporosis.

which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

- Take calcium supplements with meals

*take calcium carbonate supplements with or following meals to increase

absorption and effectiveness.

Other considerations:

-Weight-bearing exercises-recommend that the client perform weight-bearing

exercises, such as walking, or low-impact aerobic exercises, three to four

times per week to promote bone formation. Swimming is not a weight-bearing

exercise.

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-Take Vit D - to improve calcium absorption

A nurse is reviewing the medication record of a client who is taking digoxin. which of

the following medications should the nurse identify as increasing the risk for the

client to develop digoxin toxicity?

- Furosemide

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about insulin injections with an adult client who

weighs 45.4 kg (100 lb.). Which of the following statements by the client indicates

an understanding of the teaching?

- "I should give my shot in my belly tissue"

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A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching for a client who had a mechanical mitral

valve replacement. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an

understanding of the teaching?

- "I will notify my dentist about this procedure"

A nurse is reviewing the medical record for an older adult who is experiencing

nausea and vomiting. based on the client data, which of the following actions should

the nurse take?

- Notify the charge nurse of the client's BUN level

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a toddler who has type I diabetes

mellitus and whose prescription has been changed from regular insulin to lispro

insulin. which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

- Lispro should be given before eating

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A nurse is providing information regarding transmission-based precautions for a

client who has clostridium difficile to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the

following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all)

- Provide the client with disposable utensils and dishes for meals

- Leave blood pressure equipment in the client's room

- Clean contaminated surfaces with a bleach solution

A nurse is admitting a client who is suspected of having active tuberculosis (TB).

which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

- Institute airborne precautions

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has a Jackson-Pratt drain.

which of the following actions should the nurse take?

- Compress the bulb reservoir and then close the drainage valve

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has microcytic anemia and is

prescribed a daily iron supplement. the nurse tells the client to consume foods

containing Vit C when taking the supplement to enhance iron absorption. which of

the following client food choices indicates an understanding of the teaching?

- I cup boiled broccoli

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A nurse is assisting with the development of a plan of care to manage pain for a

client who has herpes zoster with lesions on the lower extremities. which of the

following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

- Keep bed linens ff of the affected areas

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about increasing dietary fiber. the nurse

should recommend which of the following foods as the best source of fiber?

- 1/2 cup cooked kidney beans

A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who has AIDS-related pneumonia. The

client is receiving antibiotic therapy and albuterol nebulizer treatments daily. Which

of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client's therapeutic

regimen is effective?

- Decrease in exertional dyspnea

A nurse is preparing to insert a double-lumen gastric (Salem) sump tube for a client

who has peptic ulcer disease and has developed gastrointestinal bleeding. Which of

the following images indicates the tube that the nurse should select?

- A

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