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The Client Is Weighed Each Month While Residing in the Long-Term

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The client is weighed each month while residing in the long-term care facility. This month the client weighs 50 kg. The nurse compares this weight to the last three months' results and discovers the client has lost 10 kg. There has been no attempt to lose this weight. How does the nurse interpret this weight loss?


A) Severe malnutrition.
B) Mild malnutrition.
C) Moderate malnutrition.
D) No malnutrition.

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