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awywial · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client is prescribed a medication considered to be one of the lowest potency topical drugs used to treat skin inflammation. The nurse realizes that the prescription was for which of the following medications?

1. Dexamethasone
2. Hydrocortisone
3. Desoximetasone
4. Betamethasone

Question 2

The physician has ordered a new diet for a client. The client questions the best balance for the diet. What information should the nurse provide to the client?

1. The diet should be between 750 and 1,000 calories per day, with less than 15 of the total calories coming from fat.
2. The diet should simply cut 500 calories per day from the normal intake.
3. The diet should reduce calories to 1,0001,500 per day, with less than 15 of the total calories coming from fat.
4. The best diet will be between 1,250 and 1,500 calories per day, with 15 of the calories being sources of protein.

spencer.martell · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1. Dexamethasone

Rationale:
Dexamethasone is one of the lowest potency medications used to treat skin inflammation. Hydrocortisone is a low potency medication but not as low as dexamethasone. Desoximetasone is a higher potency medication than hydrocortisone but not as high as betamethasone.

Answer to Question 2

3. The diet should reduce calories to 1,0001,500 per day, with less than 15 of the total calories coming from fat.

Rationale:
The best diet is a balance of all nutrients. Ideally, it should consist of 1,0001,500 calories per day and consist of no more than 15 fat. Calorie intake of 750 to 1,000 is too low for most people to maintain. Cutting 500 calories from a high calorie diet may not be enough to effect a significant weight change. Protein sources may consist of 15 of the daily intake.