Exam 1 prep- Lutz's nutrition and diet
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Questions and Answers 2024-2025.
, Exam 1 prep- Lutz's nutrition and diet therapy 8th edition
A nurse leading a seminar with middle school students on healthy food choices at
the community health center every Tuesday. The nurse knows that the seminar is
a forms of what prevention
-tertiary
-complication
-secondary
-primary prevention - Answer: Primary prevention.
page 3
a nurse knows that energy nutrients are measured in which of the following
-proteins
-kilocalories
-electric signals
-heat (thermal) - Answer: kilocalories
page 4
A nurse is caring for a client with Crohn disease. The nurse notes that the health-
care provider has ordered the addition of omega-3 fatty acids to the diet and
omega-3 fatty acid supplement to the medication regimen. The nurse suspects the
health-care provider is applying which process to help this client minimize chronic
inflammation from the disease?
-Nutrigenomics
-Epigenetics
-Nutrigenetics
-Epigenomics - Answer: Nutrigenomics
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Which is the main focus of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines?
-Increase the number of schools providing fruits and vegetables.
-Monitor dietary intake through a telephone survey.
-Overall eating patterns should be based on personal and cultural choice.
-Provide simple instructions that promote healthy eating patterns. - Answer:
Overall eating patterns should be based on personal and cultural choice.
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Which statement made to a nurse about food insecurity is concerning?
-"We often eat at the local shelter when we can.!"
- " love to cook. I often cook for my friends and family."
-" often feel like I don't want to eat; I'm getting so fat!"
-'My mom cooks once a week and we go out to eat the other days." - Answer:
"We often eat at the local shelter when we can.!"
Page 9
In order to make suitable recommendations about nutritional status, which
criteria must the nurse gather during assessment from a client diagnosed with
diabetes?
-Dietary recalls and self-report
-Reported dietary intake and physical examination
-Food diary and interview
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-Anthropomorphic measurements and physical examination - Answer: Reported
dietary intake and physical examination
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A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with diverticulitis. Which question asked
during nutritional assessment is most appropriate for the nurse to ask?
-"What comfort foods do you enjoy?"
-"Doesn't everyone like grilled chicken?"
-"Do you consume meat at most of your meals?"
-"What types of food do you do you consume regularly?" - Answer: "What types
of food do you do you consume regularly?"
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A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the emergency department (ED). When
the nurse learns that the client is an Alaskan native, which diagnosis of
acculturation does the nurse suspect?
-Crohn disease
-Gastrointestinal bleeding
- COPD
- Diabetes - Answer: Diabetes
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When taking care of a client with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the nurse talks
about new genetic knowledge that could personalize nutrition prescriptions. The
nurse does this to: