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plus1 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

The nurse has several roles in providing nutritional support to a client. What should a nurse know about the administration of medications and dietary considerations?

A) Medications should be taken with bland diet for easier absorption.
B) It is best to alternate medications with similar functions.
C) Some medications have reactions with certain foods.
D) Clients' likes and dislikes of certain foods may affect medication absorption.

Question 2

A nurse is required to know and understand body structures, body functions, and disorders of functioning. The human body is precisely structured arrangement of liquids, gases, and solids.

The student nurse is beginning a course in life science and needs a basic knowledge of homeostasis. Based on this information, what does the nurse need to understand about homeostasis?
1 . Is the science concerned with the structure and composition of matter and the chemical reactions these substances can produce.
2 . Is the science of the laws of matter and their interactions with energy.
3 . Involves physical and emotional equilibrium.
4 . Involves an individual's cumulative chemical reactions, physical condition, and emotional status.
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 4
D) 3, 4

BAOCHAU2803 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
The nurse should be aware that some medications have reactions with certain foods. It is not necessary that medications be taken with bland diet for easier absorption; the nurse should know if the client's diet interferes with the effectiveness of the medication. It is not necessary to alternate medications with similar functions. The nurse need not know clients' likes and dislikes about certain food products, which may affect medication absorption.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Homeostasis is the physical and emotional equilibrium and involves an individual's cumulative chemical reactions, physical condition, and emotional status.
Chemistry is the science concerned with the structure and composition of matter and the chemical reactions these substances can produce. Physics is the science of the laws of matter and their interaction with energy. Chemistry is the basis for homeostasis, the dynamic interactions between anatomy and physiology.