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Recommended infant nutrition – • Scientific evidence is clear that human milk provides the best nutrition for infants • Human milk is the gold standard for infant nutrition• AAP recommends exclusive breastfeeding of human milk for the first 6 months and continued breastfeeding for at least 12 months • WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, safe and nutritionally adequate complementary foods beginning at 6 months, and continued breastfeeding until 2 years of age or ...

Specific Gravity - 1.005-1.030 if too high means dehydration Patients with cirrhosis - need high protein and should avoid high fat and high sodium foods Purine foods - gravies poultry sardines red wine organ meats fish Increase risk of uric acid stone formation allopurinol - anti-gout medication that reduces uric acid BUN lab values - 10-20 mg/dL Blood urea nitrogen-- determines amt of urea nitrogen found in blood off levels may indicate kidney malfunction Pravastatin - drug used ...

what do we need in order to have enteral nutrition functional GI tract Condition in which we would start feeding tubes? swallowing disorders, impaired motility in upper GI tract, GI obstructions, intestinal surgeries, mechanical ventilation, mental incapacitation How long can patients have an NG tube placed? 4 weeks what patient population would we have to be concerned with feeding directly into the stomach and would instead be fed post-pyloric patient with chronic pancreatitis, patient...

what did multicellularity lead to? - need for a highly coordinated system to regulate and integrate the physiological functioning of different cells within one organism mode of hormonal communication? - chemical signalling examples of types on triggers? - location, visual, language, sound, gesture visual trigger - circadian rhythms location trigger - sender to receiver language trigger - chemical signalling gesture trigger - social, stress, sex sound trigger - lactation what is the unit...

A nurse is educating a client who has anaemia about dietary intake of iron. Which of the following is a non-heme source of iron? A. Ground Beef B. Dried beans C. salmon D. turkey - B. Dried beans rationale: dried beans provide non-heme iron as do other legumes, vegetables, and grains. Heme iron products come from animals A nurse is discussing foods that are high in vitamin D with a client who is unable to be out in the sunlight. Which of the following should be included in the teaching...

Child and Adolescent Nutrition - The study of nutritional needs and dietary patterns during childhood and adolescence. Middle Childhood - The developmental stage between the ages of 5 and 10. Preadolescence - The stage of development between childhood and adolescence, typically between the ages of 9 and 12. School Age - Another term for preadolescence, referring to the period between childhood and adolescence. Importance of Nutrition - The role of nutrition in establishing healthy eating ...

A nurse is discussing the use of a low-profile gastrostomy device with the guardian of a child who is receiving enteral feeding. Which of the following is an appropriate statement by the nurse? A. This access requires less maintenance than a traditional nasal tube. B. The device is usually comfortable for children. C. Mobility of the child is limited with this device. D. Checking residual is much easier with this device. - B. The device is usually comfortable for children. A nurse is rev...

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Administer 0.9% sodium chloride until TPN is available from the pharmacy B. Check the client's capillary blood glucose level every 4 hr C. Obtain the client's weight each week D. Change the IV tubing every 3 days B. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving intermittent enteral feedings through an NG tube. The specific gravity of the client's...

A community health nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of parents about home safety for children of various age groups. Which of the following information should the nurse plan to include? - The supine position is the safest for sleeping infants A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who is 2 days postpartum. The client expresses concern about a lack of family support and limited financial resources. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - "How do...

Shock develops as a consequence what three events: - (1) blood volume decreases (2) the heart fails as an effective pump (3) peripheral blood vessels massively dilate Name the four main categories of shock – Hypovolemic Distributive Obstructive Cardiogenic What is hypovolemic shock - Most common, volume of extra cellular fluid is significantly decrease due to loss or decrease in blood or plasma What is distributive shock - Fluid circulation doesn't permit effective perfusion What ...