The nurse reinforces teaching with the parent of a 7-year-old client prescribed an epinephrine auto-injector for a peanut allergy. Which statement by the parent indicates a need for further teaching?

A 4-year-old client is diagnosed with fifth disease after a red slapped-cheek rash appeared yesterday. The parent mentions that the child’s preschool teacher is pregnant. Which information is most important for the nurse to share?

A student cooks an egg and observes that the egg white changes from translucent to opaque. Which process best explains the change in the egg’s proteins?

A student eats a meal containing sucrose. During digestion, sucrose is broken down into which two monosaccharides?

Lactose intolerance results from inadequate digestion of lactose, usually because of insufficient lactase activity.

During prolonged fasting, the body may increase its use of stored fat for energy. Which process is associated with this metabolic state?

The three disaccharides we discussed are sucrose, lactose, and __________________________.

When a protein loses its normal three-dimensional structure because of conditions such as heat, extreme pH, or other environmental changes, the process is called __________________________.

Which description correctly identifies a triglyceride?

A long chain of amino acids joined by peptide bonds is called a __________________________.