Exam 42: Nursing Management Nutritional Problems

The nurse has just started a client on continuous tube feedings of a full-strength commercial formula at 100 mL/hour using a closed system method and has had six diarrhea stools the first day. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

Which of the following actions should the nurse implement when using a soft, silicone nasogastric tube for enteral feedings?

How many grams of protein will the nurse recommend to meet the minimum daily requirement for a client who weighs 66 kg?

After 6 hours of parenteral nutrition (PN) infusion, the nurse checks a client's capillary blood glucose level and finds it to be 6.7 mmol/L. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse receives change-of-shift report about the following four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assess first?

The nurse is caring for a client who is to have a bolus tube feeding. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement?

The nurse is admitting a client with a body mass index (BMI) of 17 kg/m2 and a low albumin level. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse expect to find?

The nurse is caring for a client and notes that the peripheral parenteral nutrition (PN) bag has only 20 mL left and a new PN bag has not yet arrived from the pharmacy. Which of the following interventions is priority?

The nurse is caring for a client who is malnourished and is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) containing amino acids and dextrose for the past 24 hours. The nurse observes that about 50 mL remain in the PN container. Which of the following actions is bestfor the nurse to take?

The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving tube feedings through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

The nurse is teaching a client about a high calorie, high protein diet. Which of the following menu choices indicates that the teaching has been effective?

The nurse is preparing to teach an 82-year-old Indigenous client who lives with an adult daughter about ways to improve nutrition. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first in order to improve calorie and protein intake for a client who eats only about 50% of each meal because of "feeling too tired to eat much"?

The nurse is caring for a client who has a wound infection after major surgery and has only been taking in about 50% to 75% of the ordered meals. The client states, "Nothing on the menu really appeals to me." Which of the following actions by the nursewill be most effective in improving the client's oral intake?

The student nurse is caring for a client who is receiving intermittent tube feedings. Which of the following actions by the student nurse should cause the RN to intervene in the clients' care?

The nurse is caring for a client with a body mass index (BMI) of 31 kg/m2, anormal C-reactive protein level, and low transferrin and albumin levels. The nurse will plan client teaching to increase the client's intake of foods that are high in which of the following?

The nurse is caring for a comatose client who is receiving continuous enteral nutrition through a soft nasogastric tube and notes the presence of new crackles in the client's lungs. In which order will the nurse take the following actions?

The nurse is caring for a client with protein calorie malnutrition who has had abdominal surgery and is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). Which of the following findings is the best indicator that the client is receiving adequate nutrition?

The nurse is assessing a client who is a vegan. Which of the following findings may indicate the need for cobalamin supplementation?

The nurse is admitting a client for electrolyte disorders of unknown etiology. Which of the following findings is most important to report to the health care provider?