The nurse suspects that a patient has a vitamin C deficiency. What did the nurse assess to come to this conclusion? Select all that apply.
A. Muscle wasting
B. Swollen bleeding gums
C. Delayed wound healing
D. Depression
E. Night blindness
Answer: D
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1. Care of a client. 2. Client teaching. 3. Client satisfaction. 4. Planning care and anticipating problems.
A provider has ordered intravenous promethazine [Phenergan] for an adult patient postopera-tively to prevent nausea and vomiting (N/V). What will the nurse do?
a. Administer the drug at a rate of 25 mg/min or more to achieve maximum ef-fects. b. Contact the provider to suggest using di-menhydrinate [Dramamine] instead. c. Ensure that the IV is infusing freely through a large-bore needle. d. Monitor the patient closely for cardiac dysrhythmias.
Primary prevention for migrant workers includes activities such as:
a. Caring for persons afflicted with pesticide exposure b. Setting up clinics for persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) c. Doing research in the field related to heat stress d. Educating about prevention of such illnesses as HIV and infectious diseases
Which of the following models stresses rational-empirical problem solving, usually by outside professional experts?
a. Locality development model b. Social planning model c. Social action model d. Citizen participation model