Chapter 13 Feeding Self Care Deficit.

Chapter 13 : Feeding Self Care Deficit Ackley and Ladwig’s Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence -Based Guide to Planning Care 13th Edition , (2024) Test Bank Multiple Choice Question 1 of 5 The nurse is planning care for a client who has Parkinson’s disease with severe hand tremors. Which of the following would the nurse identify as the most relevant defining characteristic for this client for the nursing diagnosis of feeding self -care deficit? a. Inability to bring food to mouth b. Inability to chew food c. Impaired ability to manipulate food in mouth d. Inability to cook food Correct a. Inability to bring food to mouth While all options are possible defining characteristics for this diagnosis, the severe hand tremors would limit this client’s ability to bring food from a plate or bowl to the mouth. DIF: Cognitiv e Level: Analysis/Analyzing TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis MSC: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort Question 2 of 5 The nurse is developing a plan of care for a right -hand dominant client who had a right rotator cuff repair. The nurse recognizes that there is a feeding self -care deficit related to which of the following? a. Musculoskeletal impairment b. Neuromuscular impairment c. Environmental barriers d. Perceptual impairment Correct a. Musculoskeletal impairment