To help prevent fetal neural-tube defects in a woman of childbearing age, the nurse will recommend 0.4 mg per day of:

1. vitamin B6.
2. calcium.
3. iron.
4. folic acid.


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The U.S. Public Health Service issued an official recommendation that "all women of childbear-ing age in the United States who are capable of becoming pregnant should consume 0.4 mg of folic acid per day for the purpose of reducing their risk of having a pregnancy affected with spina bifida or other neural-tube defects."

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A mother brings her 22-month-old child to the well-child clinic for an evaluation. The mother states that this child does not seem to be developing like her sister's child of the same age

The nurse will perform which screening test that may provide information about the child's development? 1. MRI of the head 2. An EEG 3. A Denver II 4. Chromosomal study

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When the nurse is performing a testicular examination on a 25-year-old man, which finding is considered normal?

a. Nontender subcutaneous plaques b. Scrotal area that is dry, scaly, and nodular c. Testes that feel oval and movable and are slightly sensitive to compression d. Single, hard, circumscribed, movable mass, less than 1 cm under the surface of the testes

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The work of a task force is completed and the leader has compiled a written report of findings and recommendations

What actions are necessary by this leader? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Plan on the leader presenting the report to administrators. 2. Share the report with the full task force prior to presenting it to administrators. 3. Send the report to administrators by e-mail. 4. Brief key administrators regarding the report prior to the administrative presentation. 5. Print and bind the presentation in a professional manner prior to presenting it to the full task force.

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The nurse is reviewing a patient's completed pain assessment questionnaire that provides information about the impact of pain on the ability to function. The pain assessment tool the patient completed was most likely the:

1. Brief Pain Inventory. 2. Simple Verbal Descriptive Scale. 3. Visual Analog Scale. 4. Numeric Rating Scale.

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