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NURS 304 Exam #2 questions with correct answers
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- Nurs 304
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- Maryville University Of St. Louis
NURS 304 Exam #2 questions with correct answers
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NURS 304 Exam #2 questions with correct answersCauses of nutritional imbalance Correct Answer-physiologic,
psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and economic factors
What is the best determination of a person's food intake? Correct
Answer-Body mass index is practical marker of optimal weight for
height and an indicator of obesity or protein-calorie malnutrition
Objective data for nutritional assessment Correct Answer-height and
weight, skinfold test, BMI
BMI ranges Correct Answer-underweight: <18.5
normal: 18.5-24.9
overweight: 25-29.9
obese: >30
Lab indicators of nutritional status Correct Answer-hemoglobin,
hematocrit, cholesterol, triglycerides, total lymphocyte count, serum
albumin
High fat diet leads to what lab indicator? Correct Answer-high
triglycerides
What data is important for nutrition screening? Correct Answer-
Individuals identified at nutritional risk during screening should undergo
a comprehensive nutritional assessment, which includes the following:
,1. Dietary history and clinical information
2. Physical examination for clinical signs
3. Anthropometric measures
4. Laboratory tests
ABCDEs of melanoma Correct Answer-asymmetry, border, color,
diameter, evolution
Do chemicals have more or less access to the body on older adults?
Correct Answer-more access due to thinning skin
Wrinkling Correct Answer-loss of elastin, collagen, and subcutaneous
fat
Senile purpura Correct Answer-dark red discolored area
Stratum Corneum Correct Answer-top layer of epidermis
How much higher is the incidence of melanoma in white people?
Correct Answer-20 times higher
Skin conditions specific to black people Correct Answer-keloids,
pigmentary disorders, pseudofolliculitis, melasma
Keloids Correct Answer-hypertrophic scar
, Pigmentary disorders Correct Answer-postinflammatory hypo or
hyperpigmentation
Pseudofolliculitis Correct Answer-razor bumps, ingrown hairs
Melasma Correct Answer-"mask of pregnancy", tan to dark brown
discoloration on the face
Subjective data skin disease Correct Answer-how was it treated?
Pruritus Correct Answer-Does it awaken you from sleep, where is the
itching, when does it start
What is the most common skin symptom? Correct Answer-pruritis
Questions for skin self care behaviors? Correct Answer-What cosmetics
& soap? Do you preform a skin self assessment?
Alopecia Correct Answer-hair loss
Complete alopecia Correct Answer-the immune system attacks the hair
follicles, permanent
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