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chads108 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse uses each of the following assessments during the course of every client's care, including:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Complete assessment
2. Focused assessment by body system
3. Focused assessment of a body part
4. Fontanel assessment
5. Pain threshold

Question 2

The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client in the gynecologist's office who has been diagnosed with premenstrual syndrome. The nurse determines the client understood instructions when she states:

1. I will drink only diet cola in my daily rum and Coke, and eat more fruits and vegetables.
2. I will avoid carbohydrates and increase my intake of vitamin C.
3. I will take a calcium supplement and eat more pasta.
4. I will allow myself a few pieces of chocolate and eat a diet high in protein.

shoemake · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,2,3
Rationale: -

Answer to Question 2

3
Rationale: The client with PMS should follow a diet high in complex carbohydrates and limit simple sugars while reducing sodium, caffeine, and alcohol. Increased intake of calcium, magnesium, and vitamin B6 might be helpful. Complex carbohydrates are found in grains, pasta, beans, and peas. Fruits and most vegetables have simple sugars in them. Chocolate contains both caffeine and simple sugar.