During an assessment, a patient reports being lactose intolerant. Within which cultural group is this food intolerance common?
A. Mexican Americans
B. Scandinavian Americans
C. Mediterranean Americans
D. Indian Americans
Answer: A
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a. discontinue the isoniazid. b. lower the isoniazid dose and add rifampin. c. order pyridoxine 100 mg per day. d. recheck the tuberculin skin test to see whether it worsens.
Ten minutes after the nursing assistant applies an Aquathermia pad to the client's extremity, the client states that the pad is not warm. Which should the nurse implement?
1. Tell the nursing assistant to secure pad to client tightly. 2. Instruct assistant to increase temperature control on pad. 3. Assess the client's condition and pad for proper function. 4. Discontinue treatment because the client is not tolerating it.
The nurse assigned to work with the child who has had whole brain radiation assesses the child and finds that the child is sleeping up to 20 hours a day and is having some nausea and malaise, a fever, and dysphasia
Based on this assessment, the nurse will work with the parents in which of the following areas? a. caring for the dying child b. dealing with the side effects of radiation therapy c. accepting a reoccurrence of the tumor d. accepting the imminent death of their child
Which of the following adolescents are at risk for psychological distress?
A) Homeless mother B) Diabetic C) Post-op orthopedic client D) Disabled client