While reviewing the dietary-intake documentation of a 7-year-old ...

[erika]

While reviewing the dietary-intake documentation of a 7-year-old Asian boy with a fractured femur, the nurse notes that he consistently refuses to eat the food on his tray. What assumption is most likely accurate?
 
  a. He is a picky eater.
  b. He needs less food because he is on bed rest.
  c. He may have culturally related food preferences.
  d. He is probably eating between meals and spoiling his appetite.

Question 2

Which of the following is important for a woman scheduled to undergo a tubal ligation to understand?
 
  A) She will have lessened dysmenorrhea following the procedure.
  B) She must think of the procedure as irreversible.
  C) The procedure will reduce her menstrual flow in amount.
  D) She should schedule it to be done just before a menstrual flow.

[bfulkerson77]

Answer to Question 1

C
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A Although the child may be a picky eater, the key point is that he is from a
different culture. The foods he is being served may seem strange to him.
B Nutrition plays an important role in healing. Although the energy the child
expends has decreased while on bed rest, he has increased needs for good
nutrition.
C When cultural differences are noted, food preferences should always be obtained.
A child will often refuse to eat unfamiliar foods.
D Although the nurse should determine whether the child is eating food the family
has brought from home, the more important point is to determine whether he has
food preferences.

Answer to Question 2

B