Author Question: Ms. D has been under the care of hospice for 4 months. For the past few days she has taken only ... (Read 92 times)

lilldybug07 · **on:** Aug 2, 2018

Ms. D has been under the care of hospice for 4 months. For the past few days she has taken only one-fourth of her usual food. Her caregiver is greatly concerned. What advice would be least appropriate?

1. Offer her tasty foods to show you love her.
2. Be firm like a parent and insist that she increase her intake.
3. See if she would take just an ounce of complete supplement every hour.
4. Ask her what she wants from you. It may be just companionship.

Question 2

Lack of vitamin B12 or impairment of its metabolism can lead to which of the following?

1. Osteomalacia
2. Tetany
3. Pernicious anemia
4. Wernicke's encephalopathy