Patient X has been admitted to the hospital for the first time in ...

[Lisaclaire]

Patient X has been admitted to the hospital for the first time in several years. The following information was noted during the initial nursing assessment: the patient's blood pressure was 115/75 mm Hg, her admission weight was 123 lb., and her random blood glucose was 98 mg/dL. When the patient was told about these results, she stated, I must have lost 10 pounds. A meal tray arrived for her during the assessment, and the admitting nurse noted that the patient ate 50 of the food on the tray. Which of these data is subjective?
 a. The patient's weight loss
  b. The patient's weight
  c. The patient's tray intake
  d. The patient's blood pressure

Question 2

Discuss interventions that can be implemented to improve adequate food consumption through feeding assistance or changing the feeding environment.

[Dinolord]

Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

Changing the environment to allow for food choicefor instance, organizing family-style meals in a rehabilitation facilitycan signicantly improve the patient's ability to eat. Preparing the patient to eat may include helping him or her to sit at the appropriate height and distance from the tray or scheduling appropriate mouth care for the patient prior to the meal. Other nutrition interventions may include recommendations for adaptive equipment and providing assistance with eating. Ensuring an appropriate and conducive environment is a team eort requiring the expertise of occupational and physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and all levels of nursing care.