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ashley · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nursing diagnosis readiness for enhanced nutrition related to desire to improve nutritional intake has been formulated for a client who has decided to change his eating habits to be more nutritionally sound.

An appropriate outcome for this client would be which of the following? 1. Client will understand the importance of eating healthy.
2. Client will be able to lose weight.
3. Client will list foods that are nutritionally sound, low fat, and high fiber.
4. Client will appreciate the value of using the food guide pyramid.

Question 2

The nurse is providing instruction on hearing loss to the parents of a 7-month-old child who has just been diagnosed with that condition. What guidance should the nurse provide?

1. Expect that your child will be enrolled in a special hearing intervention program immediately.
2. Keep your child in a quiet environment until additional testing is done.
3. Interventions to support hearing are not useful until the child is at least 9 months old.
4. Hearing loss is not serious until 1 year of age.

Kedrick2014 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3. Client will list foods that are nutritionally sound, low fat, and high fiber.

Rationale:
Learning outcomes, like client outcomes, must be specific and observable so they can be measured. Words like understand or appreciate are not measurable and are not observable. Be able to lose weight is not specific enough, and with the information given, it is not known if that is really what the client wants to attain.

Answer to Question 2

1. Expect that your child will be enrolled in a special hearing intervention program immediately.

Rationale:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that children with hearing loss be enrolled in an intervention program by 6 months of age. The child should be stimulated with color, smells, body positions, and textures to develop compensatory mechanisms for the hearing loss. Hearing loss is serious from birth.