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NClaborn · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is educating an overweight female client about successful weight management programs and tells the client to reduce food intake to 1,000 to ______ calories per day to facilitate weight loss.

Standard Text: Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The nurse is providing preoperative education for a client who will undergo a surgical weight loss procedure.

The nurse evaluates that the client has understood the teaching when the client states, I should lose 50 to ____ of my excess weight within the first year.
Standard Text: Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
What will be an ideal response?

mceravolo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,200 (1200)
Rationale: Examining the client's diet and reducing the normal intake to 1,000 to 1,200 calories per day for women and to 1,200 to 1,600 calories per day for men is usually sufficient. However, small, progressive steps will be needed to achieve these values in clients who are accustomed to consuming two to six times the recommended daily calorie values. Weight loss of 0.5 to 1 kg (1 to 2 lbs) per week is usually a realistic goal and is physically safe.
Global Rationale: Examining the client's diet and reducing the normal intake to 1,000 to 1,200 calories per day for women and to 1,200 to 1,600 calories per day for men is usually sufficient. However, small, progressive steps will be needed to achieve these values in clients who are accustomed to consuming two to six times the recommended daily calorie values. Weight loss of 0.5 to 1 kg (1 to 2 lbs) per week is usually a realistic goal and is physically safe.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 75
Rationale: Most clients having obesity surgery experience a significant weight loss of 50 to 75 of their excess weight within 1 year.
Global Rationale: Most clients having obesity surgery experience a significant weight loss of 50 to 75 of their excess weight within 1 year.