The client is considering taking dietary supplements. What would ...

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The client is considering taking dietary supplements. What would be the best advice the nurse could give this client?
 
  A) Be sure to take supplements that complicate each other.
  B) Check the FDA website for advisories on supplements to avoid.
  C) Be sure to read the manufacturer's information on the supplement as it is the most factual available.
  D) Check any studies cited by the different manufacturers for results that tell you how to use the supplement.

Question 2

The physician has ordered several laboratory tests for the client as part of a nutritional assessment. Which of the following laboratory tests provide the most accurate information regarding current nutritional status?
 
  1. Prealbumin
   2. Albumin
   3. Transferrin
   4. Total lymphocyte count

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Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Individuals who choose to use supplements should check with the FDA website first for consumer advisories on supplements to avoid.

Answer to Question 2

1

Rationale: Albumin, prealbumin, and transferring are classified as plasma proteins. Each of these proteins has a different half-life. Plasma proteins with short half-lives provide more current information about a client's nutritional status. Albumin has a long half-life, so it is not a very sensitive marker. Transferrin has a shorter half-life than albumin, but it is still not the best marker for nutritional status. Prealbumin's half-life is the shortest of the three plasma proteins and it can be used to evaluate a client's current nutritional status. The total lymphocyte count is more useful as a way to measure immunocompetence and is not used to measure a client's nutritional status.