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A patient who is scheduled for a colonoscopy is instructed to take nothing except clear liquids for 6 hours before the procedure. What comment by the patient would indicate that the patient does not understand the concept of clear liquids?

The nurse is discussing nutrition with a woman who is 50 years old, perimenopausal, and has a history of hypertension. What food choices would be best to help meet the dietary needs of this client?

The school nurse teaches the high school students about condom use. What level of prevention is this? 

The nurse caring for a patient with a Braden scale score of 18. How would the nurse interpret the risk of pressure ulcers in this patient?

A 26-year-old married woman recently discovered that she is pregnant and is at her first prenatal visit. While assessing the patient, the woman’s health nurse practitioner discovers that she has purulent vaginal discharge. The patient states, “It burns when I urinate, and I seem to have to go to the bathroom frequently.” Based on these symptoms, the nurse practitioner determines that further follow-up is needed because the patient:

Your patient wears full dentures. His usual denture care includes taking the teeth out once a day to brush. He wears the dentures overnight. You are concerned that he might be at risk for developing denture-induced stomatitis. Which points do you include in a teaching plan for denture care? (Select all that apply.)

In patients with HLHS, which of the following are consequences if premature closure of the PDA occurs?

After placing a stethoscope over a small child’s trachea, the therapist hears expiratory stridor. Which of the following conditions is consistent with this finding?

What is considered the best predictor of a readiness for extubation?

What are the most common causes of death in tracheotomy-dependent children?