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While completing a nutritional assessment of a low-income family, the community health nurse determines that the family’s diet is inadequate in protein content. Which of the following foods does the nurse suggest to increase protein content with little increase in food expenditure?

Which nursing observation would indicate that the patient was at risk for pressure ulcer formation?

The nurse is reinforcing instructions to use the incentive spirometer. Further teaching is necessary if the patient states:

An intervention by the nurse who is gathering supplies for a dressing change would be required if

While completing a nutritional assessment of a low-income family, the community health nurse determines that the family’s diet is inadequate in protein content. Which of the following foods does the nurse suggest to increase protein content with little increase in food expenditure?

What is a common characteristic of aging skin?

It is suspected that the client’s oxygenation status is deteriorating. The nurse is aware that which abnormal assessment finding represents the most serious indication of the client’s decreased oxygenation?

The patient has a risk for skin impairment and has a 15 on the Braden Scale upon admission. The nurse has implemented interventions. Upon reassessment, which Braden score will be the best sign that the risk for skin breakdown is removed?

The nurse is helping a patient understand the difference between macro-nutrients and vitamins and minerals. She is correct when she lists the following items as macronutrients: (Select all that apply.)

Astronomers in Hawaii have collected starlight from galaxy NGC 7888. Its spectrum includes the H-alpha line, at 651 nanometers, compared to the laboratory standard for H-alpha, 656 nanometers. This shows that NGC 7888’s H-alpha line is ________ shifted.