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NUR155 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS NEWEST 2024 -2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
What places people at a higher risk for nutritional deficiency? - ANSWER- Elderly patients, economic statues, religion, disease, diets, social factors, environment, mental health issues, dental issues, difficult swallowing or pain swallowing
What is a full liquid diet? - ANSWER- Foods liquid at room temperature or that melt at body temperature
What is a clear liquid diet? - ANSWER- any liquid you can see through
What is a pureed diet? - ANSWER- a modification of the soft diet; liquid may be added to the food, which is then blended to a semisolid consistency
What is mechanical soft diet? - ANSWER- Soft foods that you can chop up
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What are intervention for patient at risk for aspiration? - ANSWER- Change diet, sit them up, have suction available
What is enteral nutrition? - ANSWER- nutrition goes directly into the stomach via some devise PEG tube or NGT.
What are NG tubes used for short term or long term? - ANSWER- Short term
What are PEG tube used for short term or long term? - ANSWER- Long term
What is the most reliable way to check for nasogastric tube placement? - ANSWER- X-ray
Enteral feeding tubes are used for working or not working GI? - ANSWER- Working GI
Total parenteral nutrition is used for working or not working GI?
- ANSWER- Not working Gi
Normal levels of Sodium - ANSWER- 135-145 mEq/L
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What systems does sodium affect? - ANSWER- Brain and muscle
S/S of hyponatremia - ANSWER- confusion, lethargy, weakness, muscle cramping, seizures, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, serum osmolality <290
Treatment of hyponatremia - ANSWER- administer IV fluid with NA, eat foods with na, monitor vitals, I&O, labs, admin hypertonic IV saline solutions as ordered
S/S of hypernatremia - ANSWER- Thirst, dry sticky mucous membranes, weakness, elevated temp., osmolality >290
Treatment of hypernatremia - ANSWER- Monitor vitals, LOC, labs, increase water intake, Na restricted diet, admin hypotonic IV solutions as ordered
Normal levels of potassium - ANSWER- 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
What systems does potassium affect? - ANSWER- Muscle, heart, GI
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