A 6-year-old child is hypokalemic. The nurse is helping the child complete the menu. The nurse would encourage this child to select
1. hamburger with french fries.
2. pizza with a fruit plate.
3. chicken strips with chips.
4. fajita with rice.
Answer:2
Rationale:Pizza with the fruit plate should be encouraged because fruit (bananas, apricots,cantaloupe,cherries,peaches,and strawberries) have high amounts of potassium,and a child is likely to eat this combination.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is conducting a focused interview on the client's integumentary system and prepares to obtain data related to risk factors for the development of integumentary disorders
Which question by the nurse would be unexpected based on the specific data the nurse is attempting to gain during the interview? Select all that apply. 1. "How much time do you spend outdoors?" 2. "How do you care for your skin?" 3. "Do you have any tattoos or body piercings?" 4. "Have you noticed any drainage from your skin?" 5. "Do you take any medications on a regular basis?"
Place the instructions for controlled coughing in the correct sequence. (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D)
a. Inhale deeply and hold breath for a count of three b. Document exercise and patient reaction c. Cough 2 or 3 times without inhaling then relax d. Take several deep breaths e. Inhale through nose f. Exhale through pursed lips
The nurse is assessing the seven attributes of a patient's symptom. In which section of the comprehensive health history will the nurse document this information?
A) Initial information B) Review of systems C) Health patterns D) History of present illness
Labor is very stressful for the fetus. It is important for the intrapartum nurse to be knowledgeable regarding the mechanisms that regulate the fetal heart rate and keep the brain well oxygenated
When evaluating the patient's progress, the nurse knows that four of the five fetal factors that interact to regulate the heart rate are the a. Uterine activity b. Autonomic nervous system c. Baroreceptors d. Chemoreceptors e. Adrenal glands