This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Patient X was transferred from an acute care hospital to a rehabilitation hospital. A copy of ... (Read 97 times)

awywial

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 577
Patient X was transferred from an acute care hospital to a rehabilitation hospital. A copy of several sections of her acute care medical record was sent with her. The RD at the rehab hospital would like to find out what nutrition care the patient underwent at the previous hospital. What would be the best way for this RD to find this information?
 a. Call the RD that works at the acute care hospital.
  b. Locate the previous RD's progress notes.
  c. Interview the patient.
  d. Review the discharge summary.

Question 2

You have an 80 yo M patient that has end-stage Alzheimer's disease and has recently been diagnosed with severe dysphagia. This patient is getting ready for discharge from the hospital. His height is 5' 9'' and he weighs 162 with no recent changes in weight.Which situation would require that the patient change from enteral nutrition to parenteral nutrition?
 a. The patient loses 5 pounds
 b. The patient develops a paralytic ileus
 c. The patient can no longer afford enteral nutrition
 d. The patient develops sleeping problems
 e. The protein content of the enteral nutrition needs to be changed



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

ergserg

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 338
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b




ergserg

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 338

 

Did you know?

In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.

Did you know?

When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.

Did you know?

When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).

Did you know?

There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.

Did you know?

Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library