Author Question: Some reasons a hospitalized client on a regular diet may not have a desire to eat include all ... (Read 85 times)

2125004343 · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

Some reasons a hospitalized client on a regular diet may not have a desire to eat include all except:
a. lack of personal selection of menu items.
b. some medications and treatments can alter taste.
c. sensory deprivation as a result of anesthesia or sedation.
d. eating alone and in bed at other than own usual meal times.

Question 2

A client may require an alternate feeding route. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Intravenous feeding can be used to allow the bowel to rest and heal.
b. Intravenous feeding is preferred even if the GI tract is functioning.
c. Tube feedings cannot be administered safely to a client in a coma.
d. The intravenous route cannot provide for all nutritional needs.