A Patient with a Terminal Illness Is Receiving Continuous Tube

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient with a terminal illness is receiving continuous tube feedings through a pump. The nurse assesses that the patient is becoming progressively weaker and suspects which of the following is occurring with the patient?

• A) Restricted activity is causing the patient to become weaker
• B) The tube feeding is not providing enough calories for the patient
• C) The patient's illness is becoming worse
• D) The tube feeding should be stopped and the patient permitted to begin natural anorexia

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Definitions:

Truck Transmission

The system in a truck that converts the power generated by the engine into movement by changing gears.

Countershafts Rotate

The action of countershafts (secondary shafts) turning, typically in gearboxes, to transmit motion and torque from the input to the output gears.

Output Speed

The rate at which an output shaft rotates, typically measured in RPM (revolutions per minute), indicative of a machine's or component's performance.

Input Speed

The rotational speed at which power or motion enters into a system, such as the speed at which an engine's driveshaft rotates.