A nurse is caring for an observant Hindu patient who has a protein deficiency. What menu items does the nurse select for the patient?
a. Lean beef
b. Chicken
c. Beans
d. Pork
C
Hindus do not eat any meat, so to get a food high in protein, the nurse selects beans.
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A) "The doctor would have to complete a great deal of paperwork to get approval to prescribe that drug." B) "Sometimes pharmaceutical companies are looking for volunteers to test a new drug and the doctor could give them your name." C) "Drugs in the preclinical phase of testing are only tested on animals and so would not be available to you." D) "Drugs in the preclinical phase of testing are given only to healthy young men and so would not be available to you."
The effects of alcohol on the CNS are directly related to the
1. amount consumed. 2. number of mixed drinks. 3. kind of alcohol consumed. 4. amount of food consumed with the alcohol.
Criteria for defining cases of different disease are essential for having a uniform, standar-dized method of reporting and monitoring diseases. Case definitions may include:
1. The precise point of contact 2. Laboratory confirmation 3. Source of contamination 4. Clinical symptoms, laboratory values, and epidemiologic criteria.
Which of the following patients is at greatest risk for cancer of the larynx?
a. A male patient with a history of repeated episodes of pneumonia b. A female patient with a history of breast cancer c. A male patient with a history of alcohol and tobacco use d. A female patient with a history of repeated strep throat infections