NURS 3100 Final Exam Questions & Answers(RATED A)

The. client states to the nurse, "My healthcare providers says I have heart disease and I need to decrease the cholesterol in my diet. I don't understand how this happened." Which response should the nurse provide the client? A. "It is a good idea to decrease low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in your diet, although current research has not proven a correlation yet." B. "Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is converted to saturated fat, which is stored in your coronary arteries." C. "Too much low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol narrows all the arthritis in your body so your heart does not receive enough blood to be healthy." D. "The arteries around your heart are narrowed by low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol buildup in them." - ANSWER D. "The arteries around your heart are narrowed by low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol buildup in them." The nurse is providing education about lipids for a client with hyperlipidemia. Which information should the nurse include in the education? A. High density lipoprotein (HDL) is called good cholesterol because it removed cholesterol from the body and gets rid of it in the liver B. High density lipoprotein (HDL) is called good cholesterol because it increases the oxygen content in the arteries and reduces the amount of plaque buildup C. High density lipoprotein (HDL) decreases low density lipoprotein (LDL) and prevents it from converting to very low density lipoprotein (VDRL), which is the worst kind of cholesterol in the body. D. High density lipoprotein (HDL) decreases the bad cholesterol (low density lipoprotein (LDL) and promotes excretion of it through the kidneys - ANSWER A. High density lipoprotein (HDL) is called good cholesterol because it removes cholesterol from the body and gets rid of it in the liver Which information about the dietary intake of lipids should the nurse provide a client? Select all that apply A. "Phospholipids will help prevent Alzheimer's disease" B. "Phospholipids are essential to building plasma membranes" C. "Cholesterol is a building block for estrogen and testosterone" D. "Triglycerides are the major f