The Nurse Is Discussing Food Selection with a Client Who

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse is discussing food selection with a client who recently experienced a partial-thickness burn over 20% of her body.The client expresses a reluctance to ingest a large amount of carbohydrates because she successfully lost 50 pounds and does not want to regain the weight.The most therapeutic response to the client's nutritional needs is:

• A) "Don't be concerned about regaining the weight until your burns have healed."
• B) "You need a huge amount of calories to heal,so there won't be a weight gain."
• C) "You will experience a nitrogen imbalance if there aren't enough carbohydrates in your diet."
• D) "The extra carbohydrates will be utilized for energy so that your protein can be saved for repair of your skin."

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Regression Line

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Simple Linear Regression

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Dependent Variable

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