Are there any foods in Mr. Y's diet that contain substances that could bind to or react with essential nutrients and render them unavailable? Identify these foods, the harmful substance they contain, and the nutrient(s) they react with
Mr. Y drinks a lot of tea which is high in tannin. This could inhibit iron and calcium absorption and, because of the caffeine, promote excretion of fluids and possibly some water-soluble nutrients. The alcohol could also promote fluid and calcium excretion.
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A nurse is preparing information to be distributed at a national conference on AIDS. What should be included regarding mandatory disclosure of AIDS status?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Every state requires that all sexual contacts of a person diagnosed with AIDS be contacted and treated. 2. AIDS status must be disclosed to any health care provider who has cared for the patient within the last 18 months and to any future health care provider. 3. In general AIDS status is considered confidential. 4. All AIDS cases must be reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or to the state health department. 5. All babies born in the United States are tested for presence of HIV at birth.
Which of the following ototopical antibiotics is commonly used in the treatment of otitis media?
a. ciprofloxacin c. amoxicillin b. hydrocortisone d. gentamicin
Treatment for disaster victims depends on the type of emergency or disaster, scene safety, and resources needed and available. The client has a triage classification of yellow. What is the client's care priority?
A) Comfort care B) Delayed care C) Immediate care D) Urgent care
A man 62 years of age experienced the loss of his 87-year-old father a week ago. A hospice nurse is making a follow-up visit to determine how he is handling his father's death
Which of the following statements made indicates to the hospice nurse that client is in the acute mourning stage of bereavement? A) "I keep thinking about my father; I have trouble believing he's dead. I feel guilty because I didn't go to the nursing home to visit him last week!" B) "I've been grieving my father; losing him is a tremendous loss, but I have to get on with my life." C) "My father was a saint. I am so angry at God for taking him away! I'm crying all the time; I haven't been able to work for days." D) "I'm going to spend the weekend with my children; they understand what I've been going through, and I can relax around them."