The nurse is caring for several clients. Which client is most likely to be found to have a low calcium level?
a. 56-year-old Vietnamese man
b. 38-year-old Hispanic woman
c. 25-year-old African-American man
d. 70-year-old Caucasian man
ANS: B
Hispanic clients may have lactose intolerance, thus resulting in a low calcium level.
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1. "I have to get up during the night to void." 2. "I have not felt the baby move today." 3. "I am leaking a yellowish fluid from my breasts." 4. "I have been taking Tylenol (acetaminophen) for my backaches."
The time between puberty and adulthood is:
a. Menarche b. Adolescence c. Menopause d. Middle adulthood
A client with Parkinson disease develops depression. What education would the nurse provide to the client's family?
1. "Depression is a common problem with Parkinson disease." 2. "Depression is very easy to treat, and a wide variety of medications are available." 3. "Eventually anyone who has a brain disease will develop depression." 4. "The depression is most likely a side effect of the medications taken to treat the symptoms."
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A. Poverty. B. Age of the parents. C. Family unemployment. D. Changes in family structure. E. Loss of community environment support.