A Client Would Be a Candidate for Total Parenteral Nutrition

question 11

Multiple Choice

A client would be a candidate for total parenteral nutrition (TPN) if he or she had:

• A) a poor appetite after major surgery.
• B) severe depression and unwillingness to eat.
• C) radiation enteritis causing minimal food intake for over 2 weeks.
• D) lost more than 10% of usual body weight in the past 9 months.

Identify the definitions and examples of basic motor skills and reflexes in infancy.

Recognize the impact of aging on physical health, including common diseases and the concept of physiological age.

Understand the role of genetics, environment, and lifestyle on the development of motor skills and sensory functions across the lifespan.

Describe the changes in body rhythms and states from infancy through adulthood and their implications for behavior and development.

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Definitions:

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William Foote Whyte

An American sociologist best known for his work in urban ethnography and studies of social organization.

Survey

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