The nurse is caring for a client who has a hemoglobin level of 9. The client asks the nurse what can be done to help with the feelings of fatigue
The nurse explains that the physician will be placing the client on iron supplements and that the client can also help in which of the following ways? 1. Increasing intake of iron rich milk
2. Increasing the amount of vitamin C intake
3. Increasing intake of ice cream
4. Increasing intake of wax beans
2. Increasing the amount of vitamin C intake
Rationale:
Iron is absorbed better when accompanied with vitamin C in foods such as orange juice. Milk, Ice cream, and wax beans are not sources of dietary iron, nor do they enhance the absorption of iron.
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1. The client reports dietary cravings for soil and clay. 2. In terms of food variety and quantity, the client's diet is extremely restrictive. 3. Despite being extremely underweight, the client describes herself as being fat. 4. The client is of normal weight for her height and reports binge eating followed by purging.
________ is a rigid connective tissue that both provides support and allows joint movement.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A nurse is caring for a patient who has developed MODS (multiorgan dysfunction syndrome) resulting from septic shock. The patient is ventilator dependent and on vasopressors to maintain a Doppler-measured blood pressure of 80 mm Hg
The family is resistant to permit terminal weaning. The best action by the nurse is to a. insist that the family disconnect the pa-tient from the ventilator. b. ask the family to meet with the hospital's ethics committee. c. seek a family member who does agree and have them sign the consent form. d. arrange for the vasopressors to be turned off when the family is not present.
The nurse is reviewing the stress response. Which neurotransmitter should the nurse identify as most involved in this response?
1. GABA 2. Serotonin 3. Dopamine 4. Norepinephrine