The Nurse Is Considering Nutritional Support for a Client Experiencing

question 39

Multiple Choice

The nurse is considering nutritional support for a client experiencing severe side effects of chemotherapy. Which independent and collaborative interventions will best limit the adverse digestive and nutritional effects of chemotherapy?

• A)Encourage client to drink 350 mL of clear liquids within 1 hour prior to meals.
• B)Position the client flat during intermittent enteral nutrition feedings.
• C)Verify that enteral nutrition and total parenteral nutrition (TPN)are never used concurrently.
• D)Teach the client relaxation techniques in addition to offering IV ondansetron.

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Definitions:

Sensory Receptors

Specialized cells or nerve endings that respond to changes in the environment by generating electrical signals.

Meissner Corpuscles

Nerve endings in the skin that are specialized to detect light touch sensitivity.

Pacinian Corpuscle

Named for Italian anatomist Filippo Pacini (1812–1883). See lamellated corpuscle.

Sensory Receptor

A specialized cell or nerve ending that responds to specific stimuli, such as light, sound, or touch, and converts it into neural signals.