The nurse recognizes all of the following as advantages of enteral nutrition over parenteral nutrition except:
a. it is less likely to cause gallbladder or liver disease.
b. it causes fewer complications.
c. it is better accepted by clients psychologically and physically.
d. it costs less than feeding by vein.
c
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a. <60 b. <70 c. <80 d. ?85 e. ?95
Which of the following topics is one of the five overarching guidelines of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
A. Avoid empty-calorie foods. B. Follow a healthy eating pattern across the lifespan. C. Use Nutrition Facts panels to make wise choices. D. Eat more sodium-rich foods.
_____ is a nonspecific response to injury or infection
a. Fever b. Cell-mediated immunity c. Humoral immunity d. Inflammation
A pregnant woman in the anabolic phase of pregnancy
a. has increased appetite. b. notices a significant (>1 lb/ week) weight gain. c. is not hungry and eats less because nutrients aren't needed until the catabolic phase. d. has decreased exercise tolerance. e. both a and d