Lesson 16: Nutrition and Fluids
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To convert four ounces of liquid to milliliters (ml), the nurse aide should multiply 4 by ___?
30 ml
Your resident consumed a bowl of soup that was 180 cc of liquid. How many ounces was that?
6 oz
Dehydration is ___?
A decrease in the amount of water in body tissues
Daily value is ___?
How a serving fits into the daily diet
Anorexia is the ___?
Loss of appetite
NPO means?
Nothing by mouth
To be sure that a client's weight is measured accurately, the client should be weighed ___?
At the same time of day
Aspiration is ___?
Breathing of fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
Meal trays have arrived. Before serving each tray, the nurse aide should ___?
Check each armband, even on familiar patients
A calorie is the ___?
The fuel or energy value of food