While teaching about the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), the nurse has included which of the following points in the discussion?
A) RDAs have been established for all essential nutrients.
B) RDAs represent requirements of specific nutrients.
C) RDAs meet the needs of all healthy people.
D) RDAs are not appropriate for people who have acute or chronic illness.
D
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The RDAs represent the average daily recommended intake to meet the nutrient requirements of 97% to 98% of healthy individuals. Health professionals use the RDAs as a starting point and adjust them according to the individual's needs.
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The nurse is reading the final report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) for Nursing Research Development study regarding nursing research utilization. This study found that:
a. nursing research was on the rise with many valuable studies being conducted related to practice. b. there were a limited number of scientifically sound, reliable nursing studies with clearly identified implications for nursing care. c. practicing nurses demonstrated a major lack of understanding of how to utilize nursing research. d. there was little support in health care institutions for conducting nursing research to support practice.
The nurse needs to clarify information on the nutrition recommendations for managing diabetes when she hears one of the students state which of the following?
A) A diabetic needs to keep the amount of carbohydrate at each meal in a given day equal. B) A diabetic needs to keep total calories to weight maintenance levels to prevent weight gain. C) A diabetic needs to adjust per-meal doses of insulin based on amount of carbohydrate to be consumed to control postprandial hyperglycemia. D) A diabetic needs to make sure their carbohydrate intake is consistent with the activities of the day and the amount of insulin taken.
____ may refuse care on holy days
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which will help avoid the external validity of a study?
a. Hawthorne effect b. Laboratory setting c. Representativeness of the sample d. Tight controls over all groups