The Nurse Is Planning a Refeeding Program for a Patient

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse is planning a refeeding program for a patient diagnosed with cachexia from AIDS.Which nursing interventions are indicated?

• A)Encourage the patient to eat as much as possible during each meal.
• B)Initiate feeding as half of goal rate.
• C)Limit the patient's intake of fluids so to encourage a normal appetite.
• D)Establish baseline phosphorus,potassium,and magnesium levels.

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Definitions:

Barriers to Entry

Factors that prevent or impede the ability of a new competitor to enter and operate in an industry.

Monopoly

An economic condition where only one seller offers a distinctive product in the marketplace, with no similar alternatives available.

Natural Monopoly

A market condition where due to high fixed or start-up costs, efficient service is provided by a single firm instead of multiple competing firms, often seen in utilities sectors.

Fair-Return Price

For natural monopolies subject to rate (price) regulation, the price that would allow the regulated monopoly to earn a normal profit; a price equal to average total cost.