The administration of high doses of a vitamin is termed a(n) ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
megadose
A megadose of a vitamin refers to a high dose of the vitamin. It is usually 10 to 20 times the RDA.
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1. Based on written tests. 2. Against learning goals that were selected. 3. Client contract. 4. Strategies used.
The nurse is caring for a client with skin breakdown of the coccyx area. The physician has ordered a medication to be applied to the area. In applying the medication, the nurse is practicing which aspect of the Nursing Process?
a. Assessment b. Planning interventions c. Implementation d. Evaluation
The nurse is teaching patients about self-injection of insulin. Which statement is true regarding injection sites?
a. Avoid the abdomen because absorption there is irregular. b. Choose a different site at random for each injection. c. Give the injection in the same area each time. d. Rotate sites within the same location for about 1 week before rotating to a new location.
How can nephrotoxic drugs such as doxycycline and rifampin cause kidney damage?
a. Bacterial destruction of the nephrons b. Chemical alterations of glomeruli c. Necrosis of tubules from reduction of oxygenation d. "Clumping" of cellular debris from killed bacteria