NR228 Week 5: Questions With Correct Solutions (A+)
Food Safety Risks Right Ans - children under 5 years
adults aged 65 and older
people with weakened immune systems
pregnant women
Obesity Right Ans - Healthy People 2030 (n.d.) objectives include:
-Reduce the proportion of adults with obesity.
-Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with obesity.
-Reduce the proportion of adults who don't know they have prediabetes.
-Increase the proportion of eligible people completing CDC-recognized type 2
diabetes prevention programs.
-Increase the proportion of healthcare visits by adults with obesity, which
includes counseling on weight loss, nutrition, or physical activity.
-Reduce consumption of added sugars by people aged 2 years and over.
-Increase the proportion of women who had a healthy weight before
pregnancy.
The American Heart Association recommends daily limits for added sugars:
Right Ans - Men:
9 teaspoons
36 grams
150 calories or less
Women and Kids:
6 teaspoons
25 grams
100 calories or less
Undernutrition Right Ans - Wasting
Stunting
Underweight
Deficiencies
Wasting Right Ans - -low weight-for-height
-caused by a lack of food to eat or an infectious disease that causes diarrhea
and weight loss
,-Treatment is possible but there is a high chance of death.
Stunting Right Ans - -low height-for-age
-caused by chronic undernutrition
-poor socioeconomic conditions
-poor maternal health and nutrition
-frequent illness
-inappropriate infant and young child feeding and care in early life
Underweight Right Ans - -low weight-for-age
-child considered underweight may be wasted, stunted, or both.
Deficiencies Right Ans - -inadequate intake of vitamins and minerals
-Iodine, vitamin A, and iron are the most common deficiencies
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Right Ans - -can largely be prevented through diet
and exercise
-if not managed, diabetes can cause:
kidney failure
vision loss
decreased circulation leading to amputations
-people over 45 but there has been a large increase in children and
adolescents
Food Asphyxiation Right Ans - -Toddlers and older adults tend to be more
at risk
-cut solid foods into small pieces
-cook or soften foods
-avoid hard objects like raw fruits or vegetables
Iron-Deficiency Anemia Right Ans - -impacts undernutrition, low birth
weight, and obesity
-improve infant feeding practices
-iron, folic acid, and other vitamins and minerals
Lead Poisoning Right Ans - -old paint dust or chips
-enameled porcelain fixtures (bathtubs)
-soil or air from industrial and transportation pollution
, -Young children are most vulnerable: absorb 4 to 5 times more lead than
adults and can suffer permanent health effects
-Exposure during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, premature
birth, and low birth weight
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Right Ans - -supplies
benefits to low-income individuals and families that can be used at stores to
purchase healthy, SNAP-approved foods
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Right Ans - -provides
low-income Americans with emergency food assistance at no cost and
distributes the USDA foods through state distributing agencies such as food
banks.
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC) Right Ans - -provides low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-
breastfeeding postpartum women, and infants and children up to age 5 who
are found to be at nutritional risk with supplemental foods, healthcare
referrals, and nutrition education.
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Right Ans - -provides quality,
low-cost or free lunches to children each school day in public schools,
nonprofit private schools, and residential child care institutions
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) Right Ans - -WIC participants
also are issued coupons to buy eligible foods from farmers, farmers' markets,
or roadside stands that have been approved by the state agency
A nurse is doing a presentation on foodborne illnesses. Which people should
the nurse highlight as being high risk? Select all that apply.
-Children under 5 years of age
-Pregnant women
-Young adults
-Adults aged 65 and older
-People with weakened immune systems Right Ans - Children under 5
years of age
Pregnant women
Adults aged 65 and older
People with weakened immune systems
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