Which intervention would help the child with a serious burn meet ...

[sheilaspns]

Which intervention would help the child with a serious burn meet nutritional needs during the subacute phase of recovery:
 
  a. Decrease calories because the child will be on bed rest and will not need as many
  b. Increase calories and protein to compensate for the healing process
  c. Increase fat to replace the layer of fat next to the burned skin
  d. Decrease carbohydrates and starches because the pancreas is strained by the healing process

Question 2

A mother is asking the nurse why her daughter continues to have temporal lobe seizures even though she is on medication. The nurse knows this is occurring because:
 
  1. The medication may not be in the therapeutic range.
   2. Temporal lobe seizures do not respond well to medications.
   3. The daughter may be missing doses of her medication.
   4. The food her daughter eats may have a negative reaction with the medication, causing more seizures.

[mceravolo]

Answer to Question 1

B
Frequent meals and snacks high in calories, protein, and iron are needed to meet the increased metabolic needs of the child with burns.

Answer to Question 2

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1. Medication regulation is difficult with temporal lobe seizures.
2. Temporal lobe seizures have a poor response rate to medications.
3. Missing doses of medication can lead to seizures, but temporal lobe seizures don't respond well to medications.
4. Foods do not have an influence on temporal lobe seizures.

[sheilaspns]

TYSM

[AmberC1996]

Excellent