[Solved]: S.V., a 42 year old female, sustained deep partial thic

S.V., a 42 year old female, sustained deep partial thickness burns on her left arm and chest from a scalding accident at her workplace. She had an NG tube placed to assist her with meeting her nutrition needs. The short term plan is to provide continuous NG tube feeding to meet 100% of her kcalorie and protein needs. Today, her weight is 153# and her height is 5’6”. Her current albumin level is 2.0 mg/dL., and her activity level is confinement to bed at this time. Step One: Determine a “dosing” weight. Critical thinking: Would actual or ideal body weight be more appropriate in this calculation? Critical thinking: Convert the weight to kilograms by dividing the weight in pounds by 2.2. Step Two: Calculate kcalorie needs using the Penn State 2003 equation and 1.4 for her injury factor. Remember that this equation requires the calculation of the Harris-Benedict equation in its formula.