As one aspect of ensuring adequate brain development in a child, a community health nurse would encourage the intake of which during the first 2 years of life?
A) Vitamins
B) Fats
C) Protein
D) Carbohydrates
B
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A) Therapy is lifelong. B) Drug is taken in the evening. C) Therapy needs to be evaluated every week initially. D) Weekly weights are needed with significant changes reported. E) Changing brands of the drug is okay.
The nurse consults the Dietary Reference Index after completing an assessment on an older client. What should the nurse keep in mind when using this index?
a. Only medical providers are trained to use the index. b. It is easy to use and is individualized for clients based on medical problems. c. The values are intended as general guidelines for a population group rather than an individual. d. Age and gender are the two variables needed to individualize recommendations to an individual.
Amiodarone has been prescribed in a patient with a supraventricular dysrhythmia. Patient teaching should include all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Notify your health-care provider immediately if you have visual change. 2. Monitor your own blood pressure and pulse daily. 3. Take a hot shower or bath if you feel dizzy. 4. Use a sunscreen on exposed body surfaces.
A patient became depressed after the last of the family's six children moved out of the home 4 months ago. Select the best initial outcome for the nursing diagnosis Situational low self-esteem related to feelings of abandonment. The patient will:
a. verbalize realistic positive characteristics about self by (date). b. agree to take an antidepressant medication regularly by (date). c. initiate social interaction with another person daily by (date). d. identify two personal behaviors that alienate others by (date).