Author Question: The nurse is admitting a critical client to the surgical ICU. During the nutrition assessment, the ... (Read 111 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Aug 2, 2018

The nurse is admitting a critical client to the surgical ICU. During the nutrition assessment, the nurse uses a simple method for estimating the client's total calorie needs based on his weight of 100 kg and the fact that he is obese.

Approximately how many calories would this client require? A) 1100 to 1400 calories C) 2000 to 2400 calories
B) 1500 to 1900 calories D) 2500 to 2900 calories

Question 2

When taking anticoagulants, clients should be instructed to avoid large portions of:

1. Meat and poultry.
2. Aged meat and cheese.
3. Yellow vegetables and squash.
4. Green, leafy vegetables.

raili21 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
A simple formula for obese clients with a BMI greater than 30 indicates that calories may be estimated by using 11 to 14 cal/kg/day of actual weight. Therefore, using this formula: 11 100 = 1100 and 14 100 = 1400, so the client would need from 1100 calories to 1400 calories each day.

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale: Large portions of green, leafy vegetables should be avoided when taking an anticoagulant because of the vitamin K content. Meat and poultry are good sources of protein and do not affect anticoagulants. Aged meat and cheese should be avoided with the use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Yellow vegetables and squash are good sources of vitamin A and do not affect blood clotting.