The high nutrient requirements of acutely stressed patients often require a patient to be fed via the enteral or parenteral route to meet his or her nutritional needs

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Refined grain products contain only the

a. bran. b. husk. c. germ. d. endosperm.

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Enteric coated oral medications are primarily given in order:

a. to protect the gastric mucosal lining by not allowing break-down until the drug reaches the small intestine. b. to prevent damage to the drug by the alkalinity of the gastric secretions. c. to delay onset of the drug's action. d. to facilitate swallowing the tablet.

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Women who pump milk _____.

A. are only able to pump one breast at a time B. may increase prolactin expression by hand pumping rather than electric pumping C. on average require 3 pumping sessions per day to stimulate adequate milk production D. are encouraged to pump early and often to obtain an adequate milk supply E. are less likely to experience insufficient milk production than women who breastfeed

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