List all medications that Mrs. Caldwell is receiving. Determine the action of each medication and identify any drugnutrient interactions that you should monitor for.
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Q. 2What is a Braden score? Assess Mr. Campbell's score. How does this relate to his nutritional status?
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Q. 3Determine Mrs. Caldwell's energy and protein requirements. Explain the rationale for the method you used to calculate these requirements.
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Q. 4Assess Mrs. Caldwell's height and weight. Calculate her BMI and her usual body weight. How would edema affect your interpretation of this information? Using the KDOQI guidelines, what is Mrs. Caldwell's adjusted body weight?
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Q. 5Evaluate Mr. Campbell's initial nursing assessment. What important factors noted in his nutrition assessment may support the diagnosis of malnutrition?
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Q. 6After reading the physician's history and physical, identify any signs or symptoms that support the diagnosis of malnutrition using the proposed definitions of malnutrition by AND/ASPEN malnutrition guidelines.
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