Author Question: The healthcare provider suggests that an older patient take daily vitamin supplements to enhance ... (Read 47 times)

cabate · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The healthcare provider suggests that an older patient take daily vitamin supplements to enhance immunity. On which supplements should the nurse instruct the patient? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Zinc
2. Iodine
3. Vitamin D
4. Vitamin C
5. Magnesium

Question 2

A visiting nurse is making a visit to a home where the wife is caring for her husband who has Alzheimer's disease and is prone to wander. Which of the following observations by the nurse is cause for additional instruction for the wife?

A) motion detector alarms are in place on the door of the room where the client sleeps
B) exit doors in the home have slide bolt locks at the bottoms
C) phone numbers of Safe Return and the local police are posted on the outside of the refrigerator door in the kitchen
D) car keys are on a key rack by the front door

josephsuarez · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,3,4
Rationale: Zinc is a micronutrient that helps maintain many body homeostatic mechanisms, including the effectiveness of the immune system. Zinc is required for proper production of many enzymes and proteins in the body, and for cellular proliferation. Zinc deficiency results in impaired immune response and the development of degenerative diseases.

Answer to Question 2

D