A hospitalized patient has been NPO with only IV fluid intake for a prolonged period. What assessment might indicate protein calorie malnutrition?
Poor Wound healing, apathy, edema
Weight gain visual deficits, erythema of skin
Sleep disturbances, increased output, anger
Fever, joint pain, dehydration
What is the best route for administration of TPN?
IV - Centrally
A nurse calculates the BMI of a client during a general survey as 26. Under what category would this client fall?
Overweight
Which lab result indicates the presence of malnutrition?
Serum albumin 2.8 g/dL (ref 3.5-5 g/dL)
Hematocrit 56% (ref 40-59%)
Creatinine 1.9 mg/dL (ref 0.8-1.4 mg/dL)
Hemoglobin 11.3 g/dL (ref 11.5-16)
What type of diet is seen in this picture?
Mechanical Soft
What type of diet is seen in this picture?
Full Liquid
What type of diet is seen in this picture?
Pureed
A period of time or state of mind where feelings of loss, grief, or mourning are experienced by the survivor after the death of a loved one is known as _________
bereavement
Legal documents that allow people to convey their wishes for end-of-life care and include living wills, durable powers of attorney for healthcare, and healthcare proxies are known as _____
advance directives
The outward social expressions of loss often dictated by cultural norms, customs, rituals, and tradition is known as _______
mourning
True or False? A hypertonic solution has a greater osmolarity, causing water to move out of the cells and to be drawn into the intravascular compartment, causing the cell to shrink.
True
Processed foods such as canned soup and frozen pizza have high levels of
sodium
sugar
potassium
water
An 82-year-old male presents to the ED c/o excess thirst, 2+ pitting edema, and decreased urine output. He states he has had a cold and has been taking Alka-Seltzer every 4 hours for the past week. The nurse suspects
Hypokalemia
Hyponatremia
Hyperkalemia
Hypernatremia
A patient’s labs return with a sodium level of 150. The nurse anticipates which of the following orders?
IV 3% saline
IV 0.3% saline
IV 0.9% salin
IV 5% saline
True or false? The best judge of the existence and severity of a patient’s pain is the physician or nurse caring for the patient.
False
