A substance found in food that must be present in the diet because the human body lacks the ability to manufacture it in sufficient amounts for optimal health is called a(n):
1. Phytochemical
2. Essential nutrient
3. Conditional nutrient
4. Nonessential nutrient
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In describing the benefits of hospice to a dying older patient's family, the nurse correctly states that hospice care may include:
a. counseling services b. medical supplies c. social services d. all of the above
A medication that interferes with an important life process of a bacterial organism, making it weaker or incapable of reproducing, is considered:
1. pathogenic. 2. bacteriostatic. 3. bactericidal. 4. microbial.
A 3-year-old you meet has phenylketonuria. Which of the following foods would you question if you saw it on his lunch tray?
A) A dish of pears B) Chocolate pudding C) Lettuce leaves D) Orange juice
A nurse documents: "Patient is mute, despite repeated efforts to elicit speech. Makes no eye contact. Is inattentive to staff. Gazes off to the side or looks upward rather than at the speaker." Which nursing diagnosis should be considered?
a. Defensive coping b. Decisional conflict c. Risk for other-directed violence d. Impaired verbal communication