Nutrition 1
You are collecting your patient's height and weight.
You calculate their BMI based on this information, and the patient has a BMI of 16. How would you interpret this data?
The patient is underweight. Patients with a BMI of 16 - 18.5 are classified as underweight
What data should the nurse document in the patient's electronic medical record after completing a tube feeding?
1) How long the tube feeding lasted
2) What type of tube feeding solution was used
3) Amount of fluid used (this includes tube feed solution and flushing solution)
4) Patient's response to the tube feed
Your patient is receiving a tube feeding three times a day. The nurse will document the amount of tube feed solution given to the patient in what part of the electronic medical record?
The intake and output section of the electronic medical record
Aspiration
What factors may influence a patient's nutritional status?
1) Beliefs about food
2) Ethnicity
3) Personal preferences
4) Medications they take
5) Economics
Dysphagia precautions include:
1) Utilizing the chin tuck method
2) Thickening liquids
3) Sitting patient in high fowlers before and after meals
The nurse enters the patient's room who is receiving a tube feeding and notices that they are having labored breathing. What is the nurse's first priority?
Stop the tube feed
TRUE or FALSE
The nurse should instruct the client to take vitamin A as it helps absorb calcium
FALSE
The nurse should instruct the client to take vitamin D - this helps absorb calcium. This supplement is usually recommended when patients have osteoporosis
TRUE or FALSE
A BMI of 23 is considered normal
TRUE
BMI of 20-25 is considered normal
What are calories?
The energy in food that the body uses to carry out its functions.
Calories received from carbs, proteins, lipids, and alcohol