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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Category - Neonatal

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A nurse confers with the nutritionist about the diet of a child with decreased mobility due to a fracture. In addition to being non-constipating, the diet should be:
  1. Adequate in calories and calcium
  2. Low in calories and high in protein
  3. High in calories and in phosphorus
  4. Moderate in calories and high in protein
Explanation
Answer - A - In addition to being non-constipating, the diet should be adequate in calories and calcium. Adequate calories support the growth and energy needs of the child, though intake should not exceed energy expenditure. In general, immobility results in deminenarilization. Extra calcium is not needed because it contributes to increased calcium levels in the blood.
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