At a well-child visit, the mother of a 2-year-old asks about the significance of milk in a 1000-calorie diet. The nurse informs the mother that the child needs:
a. 4 to 5 cups of milk per day
b. To substitute fruit juices for milk
c. To drink skim milk or low-fat milk
d. To drink whole milk
C
A 2-year-old child should be switched to skim or low-fat milk to prevent weight gain. This child should have 2 cups of milk daily and 2 ounces of meat or beans.
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A) Hyperproteinemia B) Gallstones C) Atherosclerosis D) Asthma
NPs are advanced practice nurses who
a. are required to have physician collaboration or supervision. b. function under a set of universal advanced practitioner laws. c. cannot receive direct reimbursement for their services. d. can diagnose and treat common and chronic conditions.
A patient with mental illness was initially treated in an outpatient setting and then hospitalized for a week when the disorder became acute
After discharge to a halfway house, this patient's care was managed by a community mental health nurse. Which inference applies to this community? a. Additional mental health services should be made available for the severely mentally ill. b. A seamless continuum of services is in place to serve persons with severe mental illness. c. Case management services should be expanded to care for acute as well as long-term system consumers. d. There are insufficient data to make a conclusion.
A nurse is caring for a patient with an increased risk for aspiration due to severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The nurse identifies that the correct type of nasointestinal (NI) tube for this patient would be a
1. Dobbhoff tube. 2. French tube. 3. Salem sump tube. 4. Levin tube.