The client is requesting healthy recipes made with vegetables and an online basal metabolic index calculator. The nurse accurately directs the client to which of the following governmental agency's online resources?
1. The Food and Drug Administration
2. United States Department of Agriculture
3. Centers for Disease Control
4. Environmental Protection Agency
3 Rationale: The Centers for Disease Control provides these online resources. Also, they publish the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The Food and Drug Administration monitors dietary supplements and processed foods (except meat, poultry, and eggs). The United States Department of Agriculture monitors safety and quality of meat, poultry, and eggs. Also, they provide nutritional information about nutritional values of thief foods. The Environmental Protection Agency regulates water quality and pesticide use on food items.
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When changing a central venous dressing, the nurse understands that the rationale to prevent complications such as infection include:
a. explaining the procedure to the client b. the use of aseptic dressing changes c. the use of medical asepsis for dressing changes d. the development of systemic infection
A patient is being prescribed a cephalosporin for the treatment of a respiratory infection. Which of the following ingredients commonly found in over-the-counter products should the patient be instructed to avoid while taking this antibiotic?
a. Alcohol b. Acetaminophen c. Insulin d. Pseudoephedrine
The nurse researcher notes that test-retest correlations were r = 0.79 when given over 4-week intervals. This is interpreted to indicate what?
a. Equivalence b. Discriminability c. Reliability d. Homogeneity
A hallmark of several anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, phobias, agoraphobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, is that people with these disorders:
a. believe that they are "normal" in every way and that they do not need treatment b. do not present with visible objective signs of distress c. choose to engage in disorder behaviors to get out of social obligations d. recognize that their symptoms are out of proportion to any real threat