A client is planning to take a dietary supplement believed to prevent the development of respiratory illnesses. Which statement should the nurse assess for when examining the dietary supplement?
a. Cure arthritis
b. Prevent colds
c. Support immune health
d. Prevent high glucose levels
c. Support immune health
Dietary supplements can claim to support, restore, or regulate conditions such as immune health. They cannot claim implicitly or explicitly to cure, treat, or prevent a disease or condition. Claims to prevent a disease or condition are not allowed because that is restricted to medications, not dietary supplements.
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A) Shaking the contents of the ointment B) Applying inunction with a cotton ball C) Rubbing the ointment into the skin D) Warming the inunction before application
The nurse has completed giving discharge instructions to the patient after a hernia repair. The nurse would determine that the patient understands the instructions if he verbalizes that he will:
1. be going back to work tomorrow. 2. not change the dressing until he sees his physician in 2 weeks. 3. ignore changes in the size of his abdomen. 4. report fever, redness, swelling, or increased pain at the incision site.
The nurse is preparing to start an intravenous (IV) line in a preschool-age child. After applying a eutectic mixture of local anesthetics, what will the nurse do to prepare the child?
a. Describe what the IV line will feel like and how long it will be in place. b. Explain the purpose of the procedure. c. Give the child equipment to handle and practice on a doll. d. Reassure the child that the pain will only last a few minutes.