The nurse anticipates that parenteral nutrition will be used to meet the nutritional needs of:
1. a client with a nonfunctioning GI tract.
2. a client in a comatose state.
3. a client receiving radiation therapy to the neck.
4. a client with HIV-AIDS.
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: A client with a nonfunctioning GI tract is a candidate for parenteral, but not enteral, nutrition.
Rationale 2: A client in a comatose state is a candidate for enteral nutrition.
Rationale 3: A client receiving radiation therapy to the neck is a candidate for enteral nutrition.
Rationale 4: A client with HIV-AIDS is a candidate for enteral nutrition.
Global Rationale: A client with a nonfunctioning GI tract is a candidate for parenteral, but not enteral, nutrition. The other patients may benefit from enteral nutrition. There is not enough information about these cases to determine if parenteral nutrition is required.
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