What is the medical term for elements found in food that are necessary for good health but the body cannot make?

A nurse gets a positive Trousseau’s sign on a young woman with bulimia who has been giving herself frequent enemas containing phosphate. What laboratory finding does the nurse anticipate to find in the client’s medical record?

A client has been identified as having a dietary deficiency of vitamin D. What other deficiency does the nurse anticipate the patient to have?

A client has an intake of 1800 mL and an output of 2600 mL in 24 hours. What should the nurse suspect?

The client who had a gastrectomy (removal of the stomach) for weight loss complains to the nurse about frequent episodes of dumping syndrome. What can the nurse recommend to this client to decrease this problem?

The nurse encourages a client who has been vomiting to drink fluids because the body fluid lost daily must match the amount of fluid taken in to maintain homeostasis. What is the recommended daily amount of fluid for an adult?

The nurse has assessed a client’s body mass index (BMI) to be 22.4. This assessment of weight versus height indicates that this client’s weight category is in which category?

The home health nurse is caring for a client that has undergone removal of a part of the stomach. What condition associated with partial stomach removal should the nurse look for when assessing the patient?

The nurse is educating a client on a strict vegan diet. What supplement will the nurse encourage this client to take to avoid a deficiency?

An 8-year-old child with a history of asthma is brought to urgent care with acute worsening of wheezing and cough. The patient recently went camping with family friends and slept in a tent. Currently, the patient is talking in phrases, respiratory rate is 24, and expiratory wheezing and mild accessory muscle use is noted. Pulse ox is 96%. The best treatment for this patient in the clinic is-