The Nurse Admitting a Patient with an Extensive Burn Injury

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse admitting a patient with an extensive burn injury develops a nursing diagnosis of risk for imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to high caloric needs. The initial action by the nurse should be to

• A) encourage an oral intake of at least 5000 kcal per day.
• B) administer multiple vitamins and minerals in the IV solution.
• C) infuse total parenteral nutrition via a central catheter.
• D) insert a feeding tube and give 20 ml/hr enteral feedings.

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