The healthcare provider suggests that an older patient take daily vitamin supplements to enhance immunity. On which supplements should the nurse instruct the patient? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Zinc
2. Iodine
3. Vitamin D
4. Vitamin C
5. Magnesium
1,3,4
Rationale: Zinc is a micronutrient that helps maintain many body homeostatic mechanisms, including the effectiveness of the immune system. Zinc is required for proper production of many enzymes and proteins in the body, and for cellular proliferation. Zinc deficiency results in impaired immune response and the development of degenerative diseases.
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1. Allow parents to stay with the child. 2. Monitor pulse oximetry. 3. Assess the child's respiratory effort. 4. Place the child on a cardiac monitor.
During an assessment of a patient's family history, the nurse constructs a genogram. Which statement best describes a genogram?
a. List of diseases present in a person's near relatives b. Graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender, relationship, and age of immediate family members c. Drawing that depicts the patient's family members up to five generations back d. Description of the health of a person's children and grandchildren
The home care nurse is caring for an elderly patient with multiple chronic health issues. At the next visit, the nurse will carefully assess the impact that caregiving has on the patient's spouse because the nurse knows caregivers report
A) they are managing well. B) there are numerous resources to assist them. C) they are overwhelmed, isolated, and lacking personal time for themselves. D) they are proficient at providing the prescribed care.
Living a healthy lifestyle is the
A) legal obligation of the nursing assistant. B) focus of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). C) best way to receive continuity of care. D) the responsibility of each individual health care consumer.