Lesson 16- Nutrition And Fluids Flashcards
Anorexia is the:
Loss of appetite
A calorie is:
The fuel or energy value of food
Aspiration is:
Breathing of fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
Daily value is:
How a serving fits into the daily diet
Dehydration is:
A decrease in the amount of water in body tissues
NPO means
Nothing by mouth
To be sure that clients weight is measured accurately, the client should weighed
At the same time of day
To convert four ounces of liquid to milliliters(ml), the nurse aide should multiply 4 by
30 ml
Your resident consumes a bowl of soup that was 180 cc of liquid. How many ounces was that?
6 oz
Meal trays have arrived. Before serving each tray, the nurse aide should
Check each armband, even on familiar patients