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A client is on a 2 gram restricted sodium diet while hospitalized.  He asks the nurse if he is allowed to consume a peanut butter sandwich his family brought him.  What is the best response from the nurse?

Protein requirements for most burn patients:

To prevent re-feeding syndrome in a severely stressed individual, you would:

Which of the following delivery methods would allow the most flexibility for tube feeding with a school-age child?

Which of the following defines nursing bottle tooth decay?

A client has been on a tube feeding via a nasogastric tube for 10 days.  When should the tube feeding be discontinued?

Physical signs or symptom of overhydration include all of the following except:

To promote healing and immunity in metabollically stressed individuals, which of the following nutrients would need to be given in higher amounts?

A critically ill patient with respiratory failure is on a tube feeding and requires a fluid restriction. The nurse understands that an appropriate enteral formula will be:

Which of the following typically occurs as a result of severe metabolic stress?