Which assessment should the nurse prioritize in the care of a patient who has recently begun receiving parenteral nutrition (PN)?
a. Skin integrity and bowel sounds
b. Electrolyte levels and daily weights
c. Auscultation of the chest and tests of blood coagulability
d. Peripheral vascular assessment and level of consciousness (LOC)
Answer: b. Electrolyte levels and daily weights
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As a registered dietitian at Jones Hospital, you are instructed to write a policy statement on nutrition assessment procedures for all new patients. Which parameters would be most useful for the nutrition assessment of individuals?
a. Diet recall, food likes and dislikes, allergies, and favorite family recipes b. Anthropometric data, physical examinations, food likes and dislikes, and family tree c. Diet records that include what the patient usually eats will provide sufficient information d. Historical information, anthropometric data, physical examinations, and laboratory tests e. Diet records that take the "average" of what the patient reports and what an objective observer reports