Author Question: The nurse teaches a group of older adults about diet. Which of following recommendations made by the ... (Read 56 times)

littleanan · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse teaches a group of older adults about diet. Which of following recommendations made by the nurse is most likely to result in the promotion of gastrointestinal (GI) health?

A) If possible, eat organic, whole foods..
B) It's important to emphasize fiber and fluid intake..
C) Try to maximize the amount of unsaturated fats you eat every day..
D) You should try to limit your food and fluid intake..

Question 2

A patient, age 24, is recovering from a fractured tibia. She has been wearing a leg cast for the past month to immobilize the fracture and promote proper alignment.

She is being seen at the clinic for follow-up radiographic evaluation of the fracture. The physician tells her that he is hoping for good callus formation to have occurred. When she asks what callus formation is, the nurse tells her it is a. when blood vessels of the bone are compressed.
b. a part of the bone healing process after a fracture when new bone is being formed over the fracture site.
c. the formation of a clot over the fracture site.
d. when the hematoma becomes organized and a fibrin meshwork is formed.

pangili4 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Adequate fluid and fiber intake are central to GI health in older adults. Organic foods are not noted to have a particular beneficial effect on GI health. Fats may not be well tolerated with the decrease in pancreatic enzymes present. Food and fluids should not be decreased.

Answer to Question 2

B
Callus formation occurs when the osteoblasts continue to lay the network for bone build-up and osteoclasts destroy dead bone.