The nurse is instructing a patient diagnosed with AIDS regarding foods that will increase caloric intake. Which meal choice indicates that the patient understands which types of foods to consume?
1. spaghetti and meat sauce, raisin salad, whole grain roll with butter, vanilla milkshake (with Ensure), and a piece of pecan pie
2. baked chicken (thigh), cabbage, small green salad, slice of white bread, dried prunes, and a soda
3. red beans and rice, slaw, tomato, crackers, chocolate pudding, and iced tea
4. vegetable soup, small piece of cornbread, banana pudding, and water
Correct Answer: 1
A high-protein, high-kilocalorie diet provides the necessary nutrients to meet metabolic and tissue healing needs. The meal with the most calories is the spaghetti and meat sauce, vanilla milkshake made with Ensure, and pecan pie. The other meals have fewer calories.
You might also like to view...
The client who has been found to have a mutation in the BRCA1 gene allele and an increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer has asked you to be present when she discloses this information to her grown daughter
What is your role in this situation? A. Primary health care provider B. Genetic counselor C. Client advocate D. Client support
A nurse develops a new nursing theory related to stress and viability
The nurse determines the theory accounts for historical events in which soldiers suffering from the stress of inadequate clothing to protect them from the cold and lack of correspondence from home had an increased mortality related to gunshot wounds. The theory will predict gunshot victims' need for proper clothing and letters from significant others as they serve in Iraq. Which criterion for theory acceptance is being validated? a. Inclusiveness b. Consistency c. Accuracy d. Simplicity
Which of the following is true of cholesterol?
A) Cholesterol provides 9 cal/g. B) Cholesterol is an essential nutrient because it cannot be synthesized by the body. C) Cholesterol in food comes from plants (the "good" cholesterol) and from animal products (the "bad" cholesterol). D) Cholesterol is used by the body to synthesize bile acids and vitamin D.
Growth in height usually stops in boys at age:
a. 15–17 years. b. 16–18 years. c. 17–19 years. d. 18–20 years.