A deficiency of ________ results in night blindness, dry skin, and a decrease in epithelial cell production.

A. vitamin K
B. vitamin D
C. vitamin E
D. vitamin A


Answer: D

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a. Numbing b. Yearning and searching c. Disorganization and despair d. Reorganization

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A nurse is discussing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with a group of nursing students. Which statement by a student correctly identifies the basis for MRSA resistance?

a. "MRSA bacteria have developed PBPs with a low affinity for penicillins." b. "MRSA bacteria produce penicillinases that render penicillin ineffective." c. "MRSA occurs because of host resistance to penicillins." d. "MRSA strains replicate faster than other Staphylococcus aureus strains."

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The study of what happens to a drug after it is administered to a patient is ________. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The nurse should be correct in withholding a dose of digoxin in a client with congestive heart failure without specific instruction from the healthcare provider if the client's

A) serum digoxin level is 1.5. B) blood pressure is 104/68. C) serum potassium level is 3. D) apical pulse is 68/min.

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