An example of a common cause of iatrogenic malnutrition is
a. scheduling of daily tests that prevents the patient from eating meals.
b. family members and friends bringing pa-tients food from home.
c. small portion sizes of hospital food and absence of snacks.
d. errors in ordering and delivery of meals for hospital patients.
A
A common cause of iatrogenic malnutrition is scheduling frequent tests that require patients to fast before the test and that may continue through the next meal time. It is not uncommon for patients to miss breakfast because they need to fast, to miss lunch because they are having a test, and to be too tired to eat very much at dinner. Bringing food from home may help prevent mal-nutrition. Hospital portion sizes are usually appropriate and extra food and snacks can be ordered if needed. Errors in ordering and delivering patient meals are rare.
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