Chapter 39 Nutritional Problems: 10 Edition
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Chapter 39: Nutritional Problems
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- Question: Which finding for a 19-year-old female who is a vegan may indicate the need for cobalamin supplementation?
- Question: A 76-year-old woman with a body mass index (BMI) of 17 kg/m2 and a low serum albumin level is being admitted by the nurse. Which assessment finding will the nurse expect to find?
- Question: Which menu choice indicates that the patient is implementing plans to choose high-calorie, high-protein foods?
- Question: A 48-year-old woman has a body mass index (BMI) of 31 kg/m2, a normal C-reactive protein level, and low serum transferrin and albumin levels. The nurse will plan patient teaching to increase the patients intake of foods that are high in
- Question: A 48-year-old man who has just been started on tube feedings of full-strength formula at 100 mL/hr has 6 diarrhea stools the first day. Which action should the nurse plan to take?
- Question: A 20-year-old man with extensive facial injuries from a motor vehicle crash is receiving tube feedings through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care?
- Question: A malnourished patient is receiving a parenteral nutrition (PN) infusion containing amino acids and dextrose from a bag that was hung 24 hours ago. The nurse observes that about 50 mL remain in the PN container. Which action is best for the nurse to take?
- Question: A patients capillary blood glucose level is 120 mg/dL 6 hours after the nurse initiated a parenteral nutrition (PN) infusion. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to
- Question: After abdominal surgery, a patient with protein calorie malnutrition is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). Which is the best indicator that the patient is receiving adequate nutrition?
- Question: A 60-year-old man who is hospitalized with an abdominal wound infection has only been eating about 50% of meals and states, Nothing on the menu sounds good. Which action by the nurse will be most effective in improving the patients oral intake?
- Question: When caring for a 63-year-old woman with a soft, silicone nasogastric tube in place for enteral feedings, the nurse will
- Question: A patient is receiving continuous enteral nutrition through a small-bore silicone feeding tube. What should the nurse plan for when this patient has a computed tomography (CT) scan ordered?
- Question: A healthy 28-year-old woman patient who weighs 145 pounds (66 kg) asks the nurse about the minimum daily requirement for protein. How many grams of protein will the nurse recommend?
- Question: A 20-year-old female is being admitted for electrolyte disorders of unknown etiology. Which assessment finding is most important to report to the health care provider?
- Question: Which action for a patient receiving tube feedings through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) may be delegated to a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)?
- Question: Which action should the nurse take first when preparing to teach a frail 79-year-old Hispanic man who lives with an adult daughter about ways to improve nutrition?
- Question: After change-of-shift report, which patient will the nurse assess first?
- Question: A patient hospitalized with chronic heart failure eats only about 50% of each meal and reports feeling too tired to eat. Which action should the nurse take first?
- Question: A patients peripheral parenteral nutrition (PN) bag is nearly empty and a new PN bag has not arrived yet from the pharmacy. Which intervention is the priority?
- Question: A 19-year-old female admitted with anorexia nervosa is 5 ft 6 in (163 cm) tall and weighs 88 pounds (41 kg). Laboratory tests reveal hypokalemia and iron-deficiency anemia. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority?
- Question: The nurse is planning care for a patient who is chronically malnourished. Which action is appropriate for the nurse to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
- Question: A severely malnourished patient reports that he is Jewish. The nurses initial action to meet his nutritional needs will be to
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