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Non-digestible substances in foods that stimulate the growth of nonpathogenic bacteria within the large intestine are called ________.

A 59-year old female patient who suffered multiple broken bones in a motor vehicle accident. She weighs 138 pounds. The nurse chooses a protein factor of 1.5 g/kg to estimate her protein needs and calculates that this patient’s protein requirements are approximately _____ grams per day. 

In a particular relationship N = 80. How many points would you expect on the average to find within ±1 sY | X of the regression line?

Rapid changes in infusion rates of a parenteral solution can cause ________.

A side effect of consuming a high-fiber diet is ______.

A 46-year-old patient admitted to the hospital with an increased intracranial pressure (ICP), opens the eyes to verbal stimulation, ask the nurse to “leave my house now” when stimulated, and does not respond to a verbal command to move but attempts to push away a painful stimulus. The nurse records the patient’s Glasgow Coma Scale score as

What action would best prevent bacterial contamination when providing an enteral tube feeding?

Which of the following are complications that may accompany dysphagia? 

          Which refractive error describes the vision of a patient for whom nearby objects are clear but objects at a distance are blurred?

Which of the following is characteristic of Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition (PPN)?