Question

1. older adults with alzheimers often experience which of the following dietary challenges? eating too much in one - seating trouble recognizing food on their plate talking too much drinking too much in one seating 2. mr. morris has alzheimers and has lost 21 pounds this year. he can feed himself but is very slow and panics when other people finish before he does. what intervention would be most effective? take his plate away after the others at the table have finished. encourage him to continue to eat and allow him more time serve him snacks, energy - dense portions ask a caregiver to assist him in eating his food faster 3. what is the purpose of checking nitrogen balance? it can indicate adequate or inadequate protein consumption it is useful in diagnosing frailty and sarcopenia it can measure impaired inflammatory response it indicates whether the person has muscle depletion 4. approximately what percentage of people with dementia experience constipation, which makes them feel bloated and nauseous and makes eating difficult? 10 percent 25 percent 50 percent 80 percent 5. which nutritional screening tool is the most commonly used to screen institutionalized geriatric patients?

Explanation:

1. Alzheimer's can cause cognitive - related eating issues like trouble recognizing food.
2. Since Mr. Morris can feed himself but is slow and panics, giving him more time is best.
3. Nitrogen balance is related to protein consumption as nitrogen is a component of protein.
4. Approximately 50 percent of people with dementia experience constipation.
5. Standard nutritional screening tools for institutionalized geriatric patients are well - known in the field.

Answer:

1. Trouble recognizing food on their plate
2. Encourage him to continue to eat and allow him more time
3. It can indicate adequate or inadequate protein consumption
4. 50 percent
5. (No options given for this question, so unable to provide a specific answer from choices. But in general, tools like Mini Nutritional Assessment etc. are commonly used)