7. The nurse and dietitian are planning for the nutritional…

7. The nurse and dietitian are planning for the nutritional needs of an adult patient who sustained partial-thickness deep burns and full-thickness burns over 60% of their total body surface area (TBSA). The nurse understands that an estimated 25 kilocalories per kilogram of body weight, plus an additional 40 kilocalories per percent of TBSA burned, are required daily to meet the patient’s energy needs. Based on this, the nurse should expect the physician to order because it .