Vitamin a plays an essential role in the human body in

1. preventing scurvy.
2. acting as an antioxidant and scavenging free radicals.
3. protecting polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufas) from oxidation.
4. maintaining healthy vision.

Match the deficiencies with their proper definitions: 1. deficiency disease 2. niacin (b3) deficiency 3.vitamin a deficiency 4.vitamin b1 deficiency 5.vitamin d deficiency 6.vitamin c deficiency a. abnormal conditions due to the absence of specific substances usually found in a normal diet b. susceptible to infection, partial or complete blindness, unhealthy skin c. fatigue, depression, irritability, low blood pressure, loss of appetite d. inflammation of the mouth, sores around the mouth, red and thickened skin, diarrhea, vomiting, etc e. weakness, bleeding into tissues, excessive bruising, softening of bones f. bones not normally hardened and become bent or twisted (answer format ex. 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c, etc.) will award brainliest

The nurse is documenting with a black pen on the hardcopy nurses' notes about a patient's response to pain medication. the nurse sud- denly realizes that she is writing the note in the wrong chart. what is the best action to take? (43)

You are assessing an 86-year-old postoperative patient who has an unexpressive, stoic demeanor. when you enter the room, the patient is curled into the fetal position and your assessment reveals that his vital signs are elevated and he is diaphoretic. you ask the patient what his pain level is on a 0-to-10 scale that you explained to the patient prior to surgery. the patient indicates a pain level of “three or so.” you review your pain-management orders and find that all medications are ordered prn. how would you treat this patient's pain?