Clinical Nutrition Chp. 3 Flashcards
The person most responsible for nutrition care in a clinical setting is?
Clinic dietcian
The member of the healthcare team who is in the closest continual contact with the patients and their family is?
The nurse
Diagnostic methods used to determine a basic nutrition assessment of the patients include?
Labs tests
anthropometrics
observations
diet history
An anthropometric measure that gives an estimate of subcutaneous fat is?
skinfold thickness
The laboratory test used to determine nitrogen balance is?
urinary urea nitrogen
An alternative measure for height for a non ambulatory patient is?
total arm span
nutrition care must be centered on the
person (person centered)
enteral feeding is administered through?
gastrointestinal tract
the nurse must have a good understanding of nutrition principles because he or she?
interprets and supports the nutrition care plan
Hospitalized patients should be weighed?
At the same day everyday
An example of a diet with modified texture is?
liquid diet
Protein is especially needed in the postoperative recovery period for?
Control of edema
Fluid loss due to vomiting, fever, or excessive urination is accompanied by loss of eletrolytes?
sodium and chloride
Advancing the carbohydrate load to quickly in total parental nutrition may result in?
hyperglycemia
Immediately following a gastrectomy initial postoperative nutrition feedings are met by?
jejunostomy feedings
a patient has recently had gastric surgery, 45 minutes after eating her regular diet she feels cramping and full waves of weakness and dizziness. The patient is most likely experiencing?
dumping syndrome
If the intestinal drainage from an ostomy site is still liquid. The patient has?
ileostomy
an intravenous solution that is immediately given to burn patient to prevent hypovolemia is?
lactated ringer’s solution
an appropriate tube feeding route for a patient at high risk aspiration is?
jejunostomy
Patients who receive chemotherapy drugs often develop anemia because the drugs?
damage the bone marrow
Nutrition support is vital care component throughout progression of HIV infection and especially in the advanced stages of the disease because of its role in?
Controlling involuntary weight loss and tissue wasting
A patient has been undergoing treatment for cancer. He has not felt like eating all day and complains of discomfort and pain. A possible initial intervention to assist increasing appetite is to?
control pain and discomfort
If salivary secretions are reduced or absent, it may be most helpful to?
serve food in semiliquid form
Given a functional gastrointestinal tract, the preferred method of feeding a patient with cancer is?
Eternal nutrition
The primary goal in nutrition care of patients with cancer is?
Help the patient get the nutrients they need to keep up their body weight and strength, keep body tissue healthy and fight infection
