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A pregnant woman is reviewing her lab results at 28 weeks gestation with the nurse. Her hemoglobin was noted to be 10.5 g/dL. Which of the following statements should the nurse provide when teaching about iron supplementation for anemia?

To maintain a normal blood sugar and ensure a good fetal outcome, the pregnant woman with diabetes will need to alter her diet by

Which layer of the uterine wall is responsible for implantation and development of the placenta?

The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old who presented to the ER due to fatigue, anorexia, decreased urine output, and facial swelling. The patient has been healthy other than being treated about 3 weeks ago for an impetigo infection. Caregivers tried to have the patient drink more water, but this did not help with getting him to urinate. The caregivers state their child’s urine is tea-colored. Vitals include: HR 112, RR 24, BP 129/82, pulse ox 98% on room air. Based on the patient’s history presentation, the nurse would suspect all to be noted is his chart EXCEPT:

Karen Long was in the salon two weeks ago for a permanent wave service, has come back into the salon today to tell her stylist  Amanda Campbell that the perm has “fried her hair”. She complained that her hair is curly at the scalp and about halfway down the strand, but the bottom half of the strand is straight, dry, and frizzy. Amanda finds Karen’s record card and review the per selected for the procedure. In your opinion, is her hair underprocessed, neautralized, overprocessed, or acidic? Explain what has happened to Mrs. Long’s hair.

Immature sperm cells are matured and stored in this organ until ejaculation.

These inorganic elements are required in small amounts for your body to work optimally.

Which pathology best describes Kawasaki Disease?

A child is receiving Botulinum toxin (Botox) Type A for treatment of cerebral palsy. The nurse knows that the purpose of this treatment is to: 

Vitamin B-12 is absorbed best when which of the following is produced?