This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A patient with dysphagia aspirates food approximately 10 of the time while eating and has no cough ... (Read 42 times)

mckennatimberlake

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 559
on: Aug 20, 2018
A patient with dysphagia aspirates food approximately 10 of the time while eating and has no cough reflex. According to the Dysphagia Severity Scale, which level of severity would this patient be classified as having?
 a. 2
  b. 3
  c. 4
  d. 5
  e. 6

Question 2

Describe, in detail, the benefits of the nutrition care process in terms of outcomes management. Be sure to include benefits relating to the profession as a whole as well.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

soda0602

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 313
Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

An outcomes management system is used to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the entire NCP (assessment, diagnosis, interventions, outcomes, costs, and other factors) when nutrition care is provided to a number of patients.


mckennatimberlake

  • Member
  • Posts: 559
Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

bbburns21

  • Member
  • Posts: 336
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.

Did you know?

Recent studies have shown that the number of medication errors increases in relation to the number of orders that are verified per pharmacist, per work shift.

Did you know?

Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).

Did you know?

The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.

Did you know?

Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.

Food chains. Food chains.
Adenosine, Time of Day, and Hunger Adenosine, Time of Day, and Hunger
Running time on 100-meter sprint for men and women master athletes increases with age. Source: Korho Running time on 100-meter sprint for men and women master athletes increases with age. Source: Korho
Selected Drug–Food and Drug–Herbal Interactions Selected Drug–Food and Drug–Herbal Interactions
Food Insecurity among Us—and How You Can Help! Food Insecurity among Us—and How You Can Help!
Disitive Time For Meat Disitive Time For Meat
Video: Knee Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library