In providing diet education for a patient on a low-fat diet, it is important for the nurse to under-stand that with few exceptions
a. Saturated fats are found mostly in vegeta-ble sources.
b. Saturated fats are found mostly in animal sources.
c. Unsaturated fats are found mostly in ani-mal sources.
d. Linoleic acid is a saturated fatty acid.
ANS: B
Most animal fats have high proportions of saturated fatty acids, whereas vegetable fats have higher amounts of unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Linoleic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid, is the only essential fatty acid in humans.
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a. Light pink with a slight bulge. b. Pearly gray and slightly concave. c. Pulled in at the base of the cone of light. d. Whitish with a small fleck of light in the superior portion.
A mother has brought her infant to the clinic for the first immunization. What would the nurse be sure to include when providing patient education for the infant's mother?
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