The nurse evaluates the nutritional intake of a 16-year-old girl at a camp for adolescents. The girl eats all of the food provided to her at the camp cafeteria. Each of the day's three meals contains foods from all areas of the food pyramid, and each meal averages about 900 calories and 3 mg of iron. The girl has been menstruating monthly for about two years. Which of the following descriptions, if made by the nurse, BEST describes the girl's intake if her weight is appropriate for her height?
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Which of the following nursing interventions is MOST important when caring for a client who has just been placed in physical restraints?
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Promethazine hydrochloride (Phenergan) 25 mg IV push has been ordered for a patient. Before administering this medication to the patient, the nurse should check the
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A client is readmitted with a recurrent urinary tract infection. The client is to be discharged home on methenamine mandelate (Mandelamine). The nurse should instruct the client to limit intake of which of the following fluids?
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A 69-year-old woman has been receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for several weeks. If the TPN were abruptly discontinued, the nurse would expect the patient to exhibit
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