A nurse is caring for a client who has lactose intolerance. The client has been avoiding
all milk products in his diet. What supplementation should the nurse suggest in the diet
of such a client?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin D
D) Vitamin E
C
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Which food provides the body with no usable glucose?
a. Wheat germ b. Apple c. White bread d. White rice
When an infant is hospitalized, the nurse recognizes the importance of this infant mastering the first of Erikson's eight life stages. He or she would most help the infant by instructing the caregivers:
a. not to visit as it could upset the infant when the caregivers leave b. to spend as much time with the infant as possible c. to schedule visits around nursing care d. to limit visits to official visiting hours
A caregiver is upset that her 34-month-old girl has begun to wet the bed and suck her thumb after being admitted to the hospital. This caregiver asks the nurse to explain why this is happening. The nurse's best response is which of the following?
a. "This behavior is a defense mechanism when normal routines are changed." b. "Your daughter probably does not like the primary nurse who has been assigned." c. "Your toddler is angry, and this is her way of letting us know that she is unhappy." d. "Bed-wetting and thumb sucking are just a way of getting even with you for abandoning her."