The nurse is educating the patient about vitamins and wound healing. The nurse explains that which vitamin will enhance wound healing the most?
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin E
C
Vitamin C helps with the production of collagen, which restores damaged tissues.
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The nurse should advise the client to do which of the following to reduce the risk of falls due to orthostatic hypotension from antihypertensive drugs? Select all that apply
A) Sit on the bed for 1 or 2 minutes when rising from a lying position. B) Rise quickly from a chair when moving to a standing position. C) Take the antihypertensive less frequently if hypotension occurs. D) Have someone assist the client if dizziness or weakness occurs. E) Increase salt intake to counteract the hypotension.
Both the intracellular and extracellular fluids are made up of many different electrolytes, but the most abundant intracellular positively charged electrolyte is:
1. calcium. 2. chloride. 3. potassium. 4. sodium.
Regression is best defined as:
A) A retreat to a less stressful time in the one's life B) An immature response technique C) An assertive response D) A therapeutic mechanism
The school nurse has been seeing a 16-year-old pregnant teen in the clinic. A few weeks before the baby is scheduled to arrive, the student asks the nurse which formula she should use. She says,
"My cousin breast fed her baby and she said it was really easy but formula is better for the baby, right?" The school nurse should reply A) bottle feeding is widely acknowledged as the more complete form of nutrition for infants. B) breast-fed infants have increased rates of diarrhea and ear infections. C) breast-feeding is beneficial to the health, growth, immunity, and development of the infant. D) bottle and breast-feeding have equal benefits and the choice is really the mother's preference.