Diet fads change drastically every few months. in the early 2010s, people were acidifying their diets as a health movement, and after 2015, the push is to alkalinize your blood by eating certain vegetables, and even spending thousands of dollars to specially raise the ph of your drinking water. why, physiologically, do you know that these fads to alter your body’s ph are a huge waste of money? explain how the kidney is the main regulator of homeostatic blood ph, and how the respiratory system may contribute to ph regulation as well.

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An african american young adult is admitted to the emergency department in sickle cell crisis with a report of 10/10 pain. the patient is known to several of the nurses and physicians in the department who have labeled the patient as a “drug seeker”. initial discussion post: identify one (1) intervention that can be taken by the rn to reduce the stigma and improve management of acute and chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease. does the intervention apply only to the patient? does it apply only to the interprofessional team? does it apply to both the patient and the members of the interprofessional team? explain and support your answer.

Anurse is assessing a client who is receiving a peripheral iv infusion and notes infiltration the insertion site. which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. flush the iv catherer. b. elevate the extremity. c. apply pressure to the iv site. d. slow the infusion rate.