Why should the nurse advise a client to avoid taking iron with coffee, tea, eggs, or milk?
A) Grand mal seizures may result.
B) Untoward reactions may occur.
C) Absorption of iron will decrease.
D) Coffee, tea, eggs, and milk interact with oral iron.
C
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Which assessment finding in a child with meningitis should be reported immediately?
a. Irregular respirations b. Tachycardia c. Slight drop in blood pressure d. Elevated temperature
The nursing student is discussing her patient with viral pharyngitis with her preceptor at the walk-in clinic. What should the preceptor tell the student about nursing care for patients with viral pharyngitis?
A) Teach the patient to take all the antibiotics prescribed B) Patient teaching includes increasing bouts of viral pharyngitis C) The focus of nursing care for patients with viral pharyngitis is symptomatic management D) The focus of care is resting the voice to prevent chronic hoarseness
A client has been admitted from a nursing home for a workup to determine the cause of several recent falls. What intervention by the nurse takes priority?
a. Obtain a clean catch or catheterized urine specimen. b. Document the number of and causative factors for falls. c. Review the results of recent laboratory work for kidney function. d. Facilitate neurologic and social work consultations.
You make a mistaken on a handwritten chart entry. Which is the best way to correct it?
1. Cover it with correction fluid (e.g., Wite-Out) to keep the notes neat. 2. Leave it as it is. You cannot correct an error in charting. 3. Draw a single line through the entry, date and initial it, then make the correction. 4. Write over the error and initial it.