The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who is postmenopausal, has lost 2 inches of height, and has osteoporosis. Which of these, if stated by a patient, indicates to the nurse correct understanding of the purpose of calcium supplements?
a. To decrease bone loss
b. To increase energy levels
c. To increase excretion of calcium
d. To decrease serum calcium
ANS: A
Osteoporotic bone may cause a pathological fracture in which the hip breaks before the fall. For other patients, a fall can cause a hip or other fracture.
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