A nurse is caring for a client who has stomatitis following radiation treatment. Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for the nurse to take?
- A. Serve foods without sauces or gravies
- B. Offer mouth rinses with normal saline & water
- C. Serve foods while still at a hot temperature
- D. Instruct the client to drink liquids without a straw
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
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A nurse is providing teaching about formula feeding to the parents of an infant. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
- A. Formula that remains in the bottle should be used for one more feeding.
- B. Formula should be changed to whole milk when the infant is 9 months old.
- C. If the infant is gaining weight too rapidly, dilute the formula.
- D. If the infant turns away after taking most of the feeding, stop the feeding.
Correct Answer: D
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A nurse is providing nutritional education to a client who is obese. The nurse should include in the information that which of the following gastrointestinal disorders is commonly associated with obesity?
- A. Peptic ulcer disease
- B. Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- C. Celiac disease
- D. Crohn's disease
Correct Answer: B
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A nurse is initiating continuous enteral feedings for a client who has a new gastrostomy tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
- A. Measure the client's gastric residual every 12 hr.
- B. Obtain the client's electrolyte levels every 4 hr.
- C. Keep the client's head elevated at 15* during feedings.
- D. Flush the client's tube with 30 mL of water every 4 hr.
Correct Answer: D
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A client is prescribed a 1500 calorie diet. Thirty percent of the calories are to be derived from fat. How many grams of fat should the nurse tell the client to consume per day? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
- A. 21
- B. 49
- C. 60
- D. 50
Correct Answer: D
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A nurse is caring for a client with a major burn injury and is receiving TPN. Which of the following lab tests is the priority for the nurse to use to confirm the client is receiving adequate nutrition?
- A. Iron
- B. Magnesium
- C. Folic acid
- D. Prealbumin
Correct Answer: D
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