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berenicecastro

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A student nurse is preparing a presentation regarding the nutritional needs of the older client. The nurse is basing the presentation on the Modified Food Guide Pyramid. Which of the following need to be included?
 
  A) 3 servings of dairy per day
  B) 4 servings of dairy per day
  C) 3 servings of meat-poultry-fish-dry beans-eggs-nuts group
  D) 4 servings of meat-poultry-fish-dry beans-eggs-nuts group

Question 2

An older patient wakes up from sleep, confused, and insists a family member is in the other room. What information within the patient's medical record should the nurse consider as a source of the patient's confusion?
 
  1. The patient is elderly.
  2. The patient's spouse recently died.
  3. The patient received pain medication.
  4. The patient has a history of cardiac disease.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

3
Rationale: Age does not cause confusion.


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