A nurse is attending a large Chinese American gathering in which a meal is to be served. What foods would be expected to be absent at this meal?
A) Fruits and vegetables C) Grain products
B) Poultry D) Milk and dairy products
D
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Few dairy products are consumed by the Chinese Americans because lactose intolerance is common. Calcium is provided by tofu and bones.
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in combination with conventional medicines but rarely report this practice to their health care providers. ANS:
A patient's thyroid gland has secreted T3 and T4 into the bloodstream. This occurs in response to the stimulation of a hormone originating in the:
A) Anterior pituitary gland B) Adrenal cortex C) Parathyroid gland D) Pancreas
With regard to prenatal genetic testing, nurses should be aware that:
a. Maternal serum screening can determine whether a pregnant woman is at risk of carrying a fetus with Down syndrome. b. Carrier screening tests look for gene mutations of people already showing symptoms of a disease. c. Predisposition testing predicts with near certainty that symptoms will appear. d. Presymptomatic testing is used to predict the likelihood of breast cancer.
If information is purposely omitted from the record, you should:
a. erase the notes that are not pertinent. b. accept that sometimes data are omitted. c. state in the record why the information was omitted. d. use correction fluid to cover the informa-tion.