A patient is prescribed vitamin B12 injections. The nurse realizes that this medication will most likely
1. improve white blood cell synthesis.
2. increase the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.
3. strengthen the plasma membrane.
4. improve red blood cell synthesis.
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Rationale: Vitamin B 12 is one vitamin needed for normal red blood cell synthesis, development of DNA and RNA, and cell maturation. Vitamin B 12 does not impact white blood cell synthesis. Iron increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood. Iron and copper strengthen the plasma membrane.
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You are caring for a 60-year-old African American man, who is at risk for prostate cancer primarily because he:
a. is over the age of 45 and is African American. b. has diabetes mellitus, arthritis, and prostatic disease. c. reports that his uncle died from prostate cancer. d. reports a history of recurrent bacterial prostatitis.
You are working with staff from different cultures and are aware of the importance of realizing that there may be different perceptions of a variety of aspects inherent in the health care regime
Which of the following is not one of these potential areas of differing perception? a. Staff responsibilities c. Locus of control b. Role of the health care practitioner d. Time orientation
The sequential compression therapy unit is discarded when the patient is discharged.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)