A nurse is teaching a client about ways to avoid hypocalcemia. Dietary recommendations indicate that vitamin _____ is necessary for calcium absorption
a. A
b. B
c. D
d. E
ANS: C
Vitamin D enhances the absorption of calcium in the body.
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a. Denial b. Compensation c. Intellectualization d. Reaction formation
A pediatric nurse listens while a mother describes her toddler's eating habits. The mother states that her daughter "refuses to eat vegetables at mealtime" and "wants peanut butter sandwiches for every meal
" The nurse's best advice to the mother is: A) inform her that food jags can lead to eating disorders later on in life. B) reassure her that food jags are normal and the tendency will pass. C) encourage her to seek immediate help from a dietician to plan meals. D) suggest that she force her child to drink more and eat healthy foods.
Despite repeated invitations by his colleagues to become involved in regional and state nursing practice committees,
Tom refuses. His reason is that "nursing committees rarely get anything worthwhile done because of politics and conflicts." According to the text, Tom's view of involvement: a. Is rare in nursing today. b. Reflects a fear of power. c. Reflects the essential process of power. d. Reflects empowerment and capacity to make his own decisions.
The home care nurse is examining a three-day-old infant. The child's skin on the sternum is yellow when blanched with a finger. The parents ask the nurse why jaundice occurs. The best response from the nurse is:
A. "The liver of an infant is not fully mature, and doesn't conjugate the bilirubin for excretion." B. "The infant received too many red blood cells after delivery because the cord was not clamped immediately." C. "The yellow color of your baby's skin indicates that you are breastfeeding too often." D. "This is an abnormal finding related to your baby's bowels not excreting bilirubin as they should."