NSG 316: TOPIC 11-Questions with Correct Answers/Verified
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NSG 316
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NSG 316
nutritional status - ️️refers to the state or condition of one's nutrition
what factors play into nurtitional status - ️️-Physiologic
-Psychosocial
-Developmental
-Cultural
-Economic factors
when is optimal nutritional status achieved? -️️Achieved when sufficient nutrients are
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NSG 316: TOPIC 11-Questions with Correct Answers/Verified
nutritional status - ✔️✔️refers to the state or condition of one's nutrition
what factors play into nurtitional status - ✔️✔️-Physiologic
-Psychosocial
-Developmental
-Cultural
-Economic factors
when is optimal nutritional status achieved? - ✔️✔️Achieved when sufficient nutrients are
consumed to support day-to-day body needs and any increased metabolic demands due to
growth, pregnancy, or illness
what are the beneifits of optimal nutrition - ✔️✔️-more active
-fewer physical illnesses
live longer than perons who are malnourished
undernutririon - ✔️✔️Occurs when nutritional reserves are depleted or when nutrient
intake is inadequate to meet day-to-day needs or added metabolic demands
what groups are vulnerable for undernutrition - ✔️✔️- infants, children, pregnant women
- recent immigrants, persons with low incomes
- hospitalized people, and aging adults
undernutrition puts people at risk for - ✔️✔️- Impaired growth and development
- Lowered resistance to infection and disease
- Delayed wound healing
- Longer hospital stays
- Higher health care costs
, overnutrition - ✔️✔️Caused by consumption of nutrients, especially calories, sodium, and
fat, in excess of body needs
overnutrition can lead to obesity and is risk factor for the following: - ✔️✔️- Heart disease
and hypertension
- Type II diabetes
- Stroke
- Gallbladder disease
- Sleep apnea
- Certain cancers
- Osteoarthritis
for adults overweight is defined as - ✔️✔️BMI of 25 or greater
for adults obesity is defined as - ✔️✔️BMI of 30
Major risk factors for malnutrition in older adults - ✔️✔️poor physical or mental health,
social isolation, alcoholism, limited functional ability, poverty, and polypharmacy
Normal physiologic changes in aging adults that directly affect nutritional status include -
✔️✔️-poor dentition, decreased visual acuity, decreased saliva production,
-slowed gastrointestinal motility, decreased gastrointestinal absorption, and
-diminished olfactory and taste sensitivity
Important nutritional features of older years... - ✔️✔️-Decrease in energy requirements
due to loss of lean body mass and increase in fat mass
-Socioeconomic conditions frequently have a significant effect on nutritional status
-reduce available support systems
-Facilities for meal preparation, transportation to grocery stores, physical limitations,
income, and social isolation interfere with acquisition of balanced diet
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