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A parent tells the nurse that he noticed his baby turning the mouth to the same side of the cheek that is stroked. The parent is describing which newborn reflex?

The child’s caregiver is concerned because their toddler has not been eating well during meal times at home.  What is the nurse’s best response?

A breastfeeding parent arrives to the clinic for her first newborn wellness visit. The newborn is 5 days old.  Which data collected during a newborn wellness visit indicates the need for further intervention?

In teaching a weight loss class, the nurse emphasizes the most effective way for people to achieve and maintain weight loss:

When developing a plan of care related to nutritional needs, the nurse must incorporate the following cultural considerations to help ensure client compliance. Select all that apply.

The nurse is gathering a health history for a toddler and discovers there is a history of Rickets.  What vitamin supplement would the nurse expect the toddler to be taking?  

The nurse is providing nutrition counseling for a client planning pregnancy. The nurse should emphasize the importance of consuming which nutrient to prevent neural tube defects?

According to Selye’s general adaptation syndrome, the body’s response is predictable without regard to the particular stressor or cause.  The body responds in which order?

The nurse is caring for a 72-year-old who is recovering from abdominal surgery on the medical-surgical unit. The surgery was very stressful and prolonged. The nurse notes on the chart that the client’s blood sugars are elevated, yet the client has not been diagnosed with diabetes. What does the nurse attribute this elevation in blood sugars? This is the last question: Prior to submitting my exam, I have shown the camera my whiteboard and have erased it. 

39. The nurse is preparing to care for a client who has an ileal conduit following a diagnosis of bladder cancer. Which of the following describes how the nurse will have to assist in caring for the client’s urinary diversion?