The nurse understands that one stage of the lifespan has very specialized nutritional needs:

1. Older adulthood
2. Adolescence
3. Infants
4. Toddlers


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Rationale: While changes in sensation and taste occur, the recommendations are for high nutrient quality and reduced calorie count

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A nurse is appointed to a workplace committee to plan changes in the emergency department. The committee's task is to make recommendations that will provide an environment that deters violence

Which recommendations are consistent with this goal? (Select all that apply.) a. Install bullet-resistant glass in the nurses' station. b. Install security alarm devices in examining rooms. c. Institute a limited toleration of violence policy. d. Develop a minimum safe staffing policy. e. Change security officers' uniforms to shirt, tie, blazer, slacks.

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What are blood transfusion reactions an example of?

a. Autoimmunity b. Alloimmunity c. Homoimmunity d. Hypersensitivity

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The nurse evaluates a need for further instruction to reduce the symptoms of vaginal dryness when the 70-year-old patient says:

a. "Vaseline was good enough for my mother. It is good enough for me." b. "I use a water-soluble lubricant to aid intercourse." c. "I am trying an estrogen cream to see if it works." d. "I'll let you know how wild yams work for vaginal dryness."

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A nurse knows that babies are born with about 78% water. Which of the following is true at 1 year of age?

A) Water percentage drops to 46% B) Water percentage drops to 55% C) Water percentage drops to 60% D) Water percentage drops to 65%

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