CNM Certified Nurse Midwife

Category - Primary Care

A client is encouraged to consume sufficient amounts of which food item to prevent iron-deficiency anemia?
  1. Salmon
  2. Chicken
  3. Orange
  4. Organ meats
Explanation
Answer: D - Organ meats are high in iron. Iron is used to make hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying component of red blood cells. Salmon is high in omega 3 fatty acids. Chicken is high in niacin. Oranges are high in vitamin K.
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