The nurse is teaching a client with vitamin B12 deficiency anemia to eat a diet high in this vitamin. Which meal selected by the client indicates that the client correctly understands the prescribed diet?
a. Baked chicken breast, mashed potatoes, glass of milk
b. Eggplant parmesan, cottage cheese, iced tea
c. Fried liver and onions, orange juice, spi-nach salad
d. Fettuccine alfredo, green salad, glass of red wine
C
Organ meats and leafy green vegetables have the highest content of vitamin B12 . The other selec-tions do not indicate understanding of the teaching on diet.
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a. Aldosterone b. Testosterone c. Histamine d. Cortisol
Which is the most appropriate statement for the nurse to make to a 5-year-old child who is to have a venipuncture?
a. "You must hold still or I'll have someone hold you down. This is not going to hurt.". b. "This will hurt like a pinch. I'll get someone to help you hold your arm still so it will be over fast and hurt less.". c. "Be a big boy and hold still. This will be over in just a second.". d. "I'm sending your mother out so she won't be scared. You are big, so hold still and this will be over soon.
Many consumers and advocacy groups in the United States have raised concerns around the practices of the pharmaceutical industry. These concerns are most often motivated by the fact that
A) drug research and development is conducted overseas but most drugs are sold domestically. B) residents of other industrialized countries have better availability of drugs. C) drug costs are higher in the US than in many other industrialized countries. D) pharmaceutical companies have shown an unwillingness to develop new drugs.
Why are standard precautions used in addition to transmission-based precautions? Explain your answer.
What will be an ideal response?