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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?

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

Which of the following defines nursing bottle tooth decay?

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

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:

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

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

Parenteral nutrition would most likely used for individuals:

All of the following are characteristics of hydrolyzed formulas except:

Roberta’s first child is now 4 months old. Roberta has been breastfeeding and would like to begin to introduce solids foods. She read somewhere to introduce one food at a time to the infant. Which of the following would be the best choice for the first food to introduce to the baby?