Exam 2: NUR1172 / NUR 1172
(Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Nutritional Principles in Nursing | Review Guide Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
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Water and fluid balance functions
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hydration, fluid balance, controls body temperature, dissolves medications, transports nutrients and waste
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water and fluid balance clinical applications
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dehydration, constipation, weight loss, cystic fibrosis
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Dehydration
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- loss of thirst
- medications that promote fluid loss
- cognitive changes such as confusion
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Nutritional needs of olde adults
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- nutritional screen done to identify individuals at risk for malnutrition
- the MNA
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Water Compartments
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intracellular and extracellular. Sodium is in extracellular, potassium intracellular
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Forces that control water distribution
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solutes that control water distribution are electrolytes, sodium, plasma protein (albumin)
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Antidiuretic hormone
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fluid retention
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Aldosterone
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conserves sodium. Where sodium goes, water follows
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Major sources of sodium
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processed food and table salts
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Controlled reaction rates
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helps speed up reactions with the following, not too fat not too slow (define the following in relation to energy)
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Enzymes
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facilitate chemical change without changing themselves
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Hormones
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Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells
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Anabolic reaction
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Builds
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