When planning care for an adolescent who plays sports, which modification should the nurse include in the care plan?

A) Increasing carbohydrates to 55% to 60% of total intake
B) Providing vitamin and mineral supplements
C) Decreasing protein intake to 0.75 g/kg/day
D) Limiting water before and after exercise

Directions: Calculate the IV medication and infusion rates.Use a calculator for safe dose range calculations,multiplication,and long division as desired.Verify results using DE-style equations where requested.If the order is unsafe,do not proceed with the math.Label answers.
Ordered: A medicated IV infusion with drug Y at 2 mg per minute.Available: Drug Y 1 g in 1000 mL of NS.
A)What will the flow rate be in mL per hr?
B)DA:
C)Evaluation

Dalia, a client in the middle of her third trimester of pregnancy, begins to complain of epigastric pain and nausea and vomiting. A blood panel reveals increased liver enzyme levels and a decreased platelet count. Which condition should the nurse suspect most in Dalia?

A) Polyhydramnios
B) hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome
C) Gestational trophoblastic disease
D) Disseminated intravascular coagulation

An adult patient is diagnosed with lung cancer,and surgery to remove the right lung is recommended.The patient is uncertain about whether he should consent to the surgery because of the risks involved.Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this patient?

A) Decisional Conflict
B) Death Anxiety
C) Powerlessness
D) Ineffective Denial

The infection control nurse is reviewing data for the medical-surgical unit.The nurse notices a spike in postoperative infections on this unit and categorizes this type of health care-associated infection as which infections?

A) Iatrogenic.
B) Exogenous.
C) Endogenous.
D) Nosocomial.

A nurse is caring for a patient who recently had abdominal surgery and is experiencing severe pain. The patient's blood pressure is 110/60 mm Hg, and heart rate is 60 beats/min. Additionally, the patient does not appear to be in any distress. Which response by the nurse is most therapeutic?

A) "Your vitals do not show that you are having pain; can you describe your pain?"
B) "OK, I will go get you some narcotic pain relievers immediately."
C) "What would you like to try to alleviate your pain?"
D) "You do not look like you are in pain."