The nurse is caring for an older patient who is receiving phenytoin. Which nutritional issues is this patient at risk for developing? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Altered swallowing
2. Reduced oral intake
3. Affected folate levels
4. Altered taste and smell
5. Affected vitamin D levels
2,3,4,5
Rationale: Phenytoin does not affect the patient's ability to swallow.
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a. lanoxin. b. prednisone. c. theophylline. d. warfarin.
What documented consequences are seen among infants of adolescent mothers? (Select all that apply.)
a. Having to accept charity and gifts from other family members b. Higher incidence of child abuse and neglect c. Increased risk of lower education and hence fewer employment choices d. Lower probability of a successful marriage in adulthood e. Mortality rate two to four times higher than that among other infants and twice the risk of stillbirths f. Risk of infant daughter also becoming an unwed teenage mom at an early age
Florence Nightingale's contributions to public health included
a. Caring for the sick, poor, and neglected in institutions and at home b. Using a population-based approach that led to improved environmental conditions c. Writing the Elizabethan Poor Law to guarantee medical care for all d. Founding of the district nursing association to provide health care to needy people
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a) Tolerance b) Drug allergy c) Addiction d) Poor quality control by drug manufacturer