A clinic nurse in Vietnam is teaching clients at-risk for night blindness about the prevention of vitamin A deficiency. Which strategy, besides nutritional education, helps prevent vitamin A deficiency?
A) Diet exclusion
B) Vitamin D intake
C) Food fortification
D) Fat increase
C) Food fortification
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When preparing a woman who is 34 weeks' pregnant for an amniocentesis, the nurse should
a. be sure that the client's bladder is full to elevate the uterus b. evaluate fetal heart tones and maternal vital signs c. keep the client in a supine position d. check that the client has had nothing to eat or drink
What are the steps for pain transmission in the gate control theory? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Unrelieved painful stimulus on a peripheral neuron causes the "gate" to open B) The gate opens through repolarization of the nerve fiber C) The brain stem recognizes the stimulus as pain D) The pain stimulus passes down the afferent pathway E) The pain stimulus crosses the dorsal horn of the spine to the limbic system
What does the using random numbers tables for assigning subject to groups eliminate?
A) Systematic bias B) Ethical problems C) Need for a control group D) Unnecessary manipulation
C.'s mother is given a new prescription for azithromycin (Zithromax) PO 160 mg daily × 5 days. Azithromycin
is dispensed as 200 mg/5 mL. You are providing C.'s mother with information on medication administration. Which of these statements by C.'s mother indicates need for further teaching? Select all that apply. a. "I will place the correct amount of antibiotic in the ear canal once a day." b. "I will monitor for vomiting, diarrhea, or stomachaches because this might be a side effect of the medication." c. "If C. refuses to take her medication, I will tell her it tastes like the candy we get at the movies." d. "This medicine can be given with or without food." e. "I don't have to finish the medication if she feels better after a few days."