Question

a nurse teaching about weight loss to a client who weighs the client has been consuming 30 cal//day the nurse instructs the client to decrease her by cal/kg/day. how many calories should the client consume per day? (round the answer to the nearest whole number if it applies do not use a trailing zero)

Answer 1

The typical standards are 25 to 30 kcals/kg/day for normal, healthy individuals; 30 to 35 kcal/kg/day for patients with moderate illness, injury, or malnutrition; and 35 to 40 kcals/kg/dayfor patients with critical illness or injury.

The definition of a calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram (g) of water through 1° Celsius.

The type and amount of food we eat determine how many calories we consume. For many people on a weight-loss diet, the number of calories in a food is a deciding factor in choosing whether or not to eat it.

An average woman needs to eat about 2000 calories per day to maintain, and 1500 calories to lose one pound of weight per week. An average man needs 2500 calories to maintain, and 2000 to lose one pound of weight per week.

The client should consume 2000 calories per day to reduce weight.