What diet therapy would you recommend for LT considering the above conditions? Would his stress factor and energy needs change? Explain your answer
Soft bland foods if it will help tolerance. Basically, try to give the patient what he likes while meeting the needs described in questions 2, 3, 4, and 5 . If anorexia and/or diarrhea persist, a tube feeding may be necessary.
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A patient enters the emergency department with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The most common hollow organ injured in this way is the:
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a. increases fluid intake. b. is assessed frequently for bleeding. c. receives stool softeners. d. remains on bed rest.
Racism is prohibited by which of the following?
a. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 c. The ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses b. The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses d. All of the above