Which of the following is a risk factor for aspiration associated ...

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Which of the following is a risk factor for aspiration associated with enteral feedings?
 a. Use of a small-bore enteral tube for feeding.
  b. Maintaining the patient in a supine position.
  c. Surgical placement of a gastrostomy tube.
  d. Administration of enteral feedings continuously as opposed to intermittently.

Question 2

Mrs. P is an 85-year-old female who is a resident of a long-term care facility. The wound nurse was doing her rounds and noticed that Mrs. P had developed an open ulcer with a partial thickness loss of dermis and a red-pink wound bed on the side of her hip. She is 5'2 and weighs 52 kilograms with no known gastrointestinal or autoimmune issues. The wound nurse schedules a nutrition consultation for Mrs. P and discusses her findings with you.How many kilocalories per kilogram of bodyweight does she need to properly heal?
 a. about 10
  b. about 15
  c. about 19
  d. about 23
  e. about 30

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

e