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If a physician orders a "diet as tolerated" for a patient, the nurse should: -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Encourage the patient to normalize the diet as his or her
appetite and symptoms allow.
When will a clear liquid diet would be most appropriate? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A
patient who has had major surgery within the past 18 hours
To determine the nutritional adequacy of a tube feeding - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Anthropometric, biochemical and clinical indexes should be assessed
weekly.
A homeless man is brought into the emergency room with muscle
weakness, loss of coordination, and tachycardia. He has alcohol on his
breath. He may be suffering from a deficiency of: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Thiamin
, In a condition where there are low levels of niacin and low intake of animal
protein, the population has a high risk for developing: - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Pellagra
Vitamin K deficiency could be a problem in someone who: - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Uses antibiotics for several months
If nutrition screening identifies a patient as being at high nutrition risk, the
next step in their care would be nutrition: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Assessment by a
registered dietitian
A nurse is teaching a group of adults about nutrition. The nurse should
include which of the following amounts as an appropriate daily intake of
fiber for adult women? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔20 to 35 g
A nurse is instructing a group of adult clients about nutrition. The nurse
should include which of the following as the recommended amount of
vegetables servings per day? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔2 ½ cups
A nurse is teaching a client who is postpartum and has been diagnosed
with iron deficiency anemia. Which of the following dietary
recommendations should the nurse include in the teaching plan? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Spinach and Beef