The nurse caring for a client with inflammatory bowel disease should carefully assess the nutritional intake daily to avoid malnutrition. In this client, additional calories are needed to:
1. Prevent bleeding. 2. Slow inflammation. 3. Discourage fistula closure. 4. Promote mucosal healing.
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Rationale: A client with inflammatory bowel disease often develops inflammation in the bowel wall which promotes bleeding and fistula formation. Increased calories are needed to promote mucosal healing and fistula closure as well as provide nutritional support to meet the normal caloric and nutritional requirements for energy.
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