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With kidney (renal) disease, the kidneys are no longer able to (choose TWO of the following):

There are not many foods with potassium, so patients/residents on renal diets do not need to be concerned about limiting potassium

_______toxicity, especially in children, can damage the brain and central nervous system, resulting in impaired thinking, reasoning, and perception. 

According to your U of Hawaii readings, the hormone which communicates to the satiety center in the hypothalamus that the body is in positive energy balance 

Which of the following is a common complication of an infant being born small for gestational age (SGA)?

A patient is about to be discharged after having a vaginal delivery. The patient had an episiotomy and is concerned about having a bowel movement. The LPN educates the patient on ways to prevent constipation. What should the LPN tell the patient?

The nurse is taking vital signs on a newborn. Which of the following is the correct order to assess a newborns vital signs?

The postpartum nurse is charting an assessment of a woman who delivered a healthy infant 15 hours ago. The nurse notes that the client has changed her perineal pads every three hours, with moderate amounts of rubra lochia, and occasional small clots present on each pad. The nurse would chart this assessment as which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is 2 hours postpartum. What two interventions will promote involution of the uterus?

What are Mongolian spots on a newborn?