A person weighs 180 pounds. Which explanation concerning how to ...

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A person weighs 180 pounds. Which explanation concerning how to determine the amount of fat this person should consume each day is correct?
 
  a. Someone your weight needs to limit fats so you can lose weight.
  b. If you are at your ideal weight you should limit your daily fat grams to 1/2 your weight.
  c. Fat intake will depend on the presence of any cardiac issues.
  d. Read food labels well and focus your diet on low fat foods.

Question 2

Which intervention is most likely to minimize weight loss and assure adequate nutri-tional intake in a mildly impaired, older adult client admitted to a rehabilitation facility following a stroke that has resulted in right side weakness and dysphagia?
 
  a. Asking the family to identify foods the client enjoyed prior to the stroke
  b. Regular discussion of the client's nutritional status by a multidisciplinary team
  c. Providing appropriate assistance with eating at all meals
  d. Strict adherence to the protocol for feeding a client with impaired swallowing

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
A simple technique to determine how much fat a person should consume is to divide the ideal weight in half and allowing that number of grams of fat. The remaining options don't address the issue of how much fat should be eaten daily.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
A multidisciplinary approach is key to appropriate assessment and intervention for proper management of this client's nutritional issues and should involve medicine, nursing, dietary, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and social work. The remaining options are fo-cused on encouraging the client to eat and considering the client's risk for injury related to choking, not on the holistic issue of adequate nutrition for this client.