Which of the following individuals should a nurse in the United ...

[Melani1276]

Which of the following individuals should a nurse in the United States monitor carefully because of the risk for protein-calorie malnutrition?
 
  1. Infant, 6 months of age and at average weight for age
  2. Woman, 37 years of age, at 115 of healthy body weight, who diets regularly
  3. Man, 60 years of age, who dines in restaurants 4 nights per week
  4. Woman, 90 years of age, resident of a nursing home after a fractured hip

Question 2

When describing gestational diabetes to a pregnant woman, which the following would the nurse need to keep in mind as an underlying mechanism?
 
  1. Confiscation of the woman's insulin by the fetus
  2. Hereditary defect of glucose metabolism
  3. Exaggeration of the normal resistance to insulin due to pregnancy
  4. Lack of growth hormone in the pregnant teenager

[mjbamaung]

Answer to Question 1

4

Answer to Question 2

3

[Melani1276]

TYSM

[jordangronback]

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