The nurse is evaluating the care of a client with Parkinson's disease. Which of the following would indicate an improvement in nutritional status?
1. The client was observed providing morning self-care and dressing.
2. The client coughs frequently when drinking fluids.
3. The client had a 4 pound weight loss in one week.
4. The client was able to feed self and had no weight change in one week.
4. The client able to feed self and had no weight change in one week.
Rationale:
Evidence that interventions to improve the client's nutritional status were effective would be the client self-feeding with no change in weight. Observing the client with morning self-care and dressing does not evaluate interventions to address nutritional status. If the client coughs frequently when drinking fluids, it could indicate that interventions to address nutritional status have not been effective. The client's losing 4 pounds in one week would not support an improvement in nutritional status.
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