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What nursing interventions would be appropriate for inflammatory bowel disease diagnoses of Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements related to bowel hypermotility and decreased absorption?
 
  a. Provide three specific balanced meals a day.
  b. Restrict fluid to 1000 mL per day.
  c. Provide at least six small frequent meals per day.
  d. Allow alcohol and caffeine products.

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Which of the following nursing activities involving older adults best exemplifies holistic care?
 
  A) A nurse administers a client's IV antibiotics and teaches him and his wife why he is receiving them.
  B) A nurse encourages a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to independently perform regular deep breathing exercises.
  C) A nurse encourages a client who has received a preliminary diagnosis of liver cancer to seek a second opinion.
  D) A nurse provides wound care to a diabetic client's new foot amputation and explores the client's feelings around the loss.



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Answer to Question 1

C
Provide small frequent meals, which will help with poor appetite or intolerance to consume large amounts. Alcohol and caffeine should be restricted to decrease irritation.

Answer to Question 2

D
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Holistic care involves addressing both physical aspects, such as wound care, and emotional and spiritual aspects, such as discussing loss. This is less evident in the nursing actions in answers A, B, and C.





 

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