The nurse is instructing a patient diagnosed with AIDS regarding foods that will increase caloric intake. Which meal choice indicates that the patient understands which types of foods to consume?
1. spaghetti and meat sauce, raisin salad, whole grain roll with butter, vanilla milkshake (with Ensure), and a piece of pecan pie
2. baked chicken (thigh), cabbage, small green salad, slice of white bread, dried prunes, and a soda
3. red beans and rice, slaw, tomato, crackers, chocolate pudding, and iced tea
4. vegetable soup, small piece of cornbread, banana pudding, and water
Question 2
A patient has a history of severe responses to skin testing done for allergies. What should be used in place of skin testing for this patient?
1. radioallergosorbent test
2. white blood cells count and differential
3. blood type and crossmatch
4. immune complex assay
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
A nurse shows empathy to a client.
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The grafts are often obtained from the patient’s saphenous vein
Antiretroviral Drugs for HIV-AIDS
Patient Teaching
Helping maintain accurate patient records is a critical part of the medical assistant's work.