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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Category - Adult

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Tamica, a 55-year-old chain smoker, was admitted with a diagnosis of ruled out chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cor pulmonale. During the first day of hospitalization, she asked the nurse about her nutrition. The nurse should encourage the patient to:
  1. Lie down after each meal to conserve energy
  2. Drink large amounts of fluid to liquefy secretions
  3. Eat small meals six times per day to limit oxygen demand
  4. Increase protein in the diet to decrease intravascular hydrostatic pressure
Explanation
Answer - C - The nurse should encourage the patient to eat small meals six times per day to limit oxygen demand. Eating small meals will decrease the amount of oxygen necessary for ingestion and digestion at any one time.
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