Form A Questions And Answers
Low-residue diet - ANS Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and yogurt
(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are low in fiber and are easy to digest such as
eggs, custard, yogurt and ripe bananas - NOTE Legumes such as lentils and black beans are
high in fiber and are not considered low in residue.
A RN is caring for a patient who weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall. Calculate the BMI and
determine if the patients BMI indicates a healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or obese. -
ANS Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by 703 to get the BMI.
BMI is 31 (obese)
(Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A BMI of 25-29.9 indicates overweight. A BMI of
18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI. A BMI <18.5 indicates underweight.
A RN admits a female patient who weighs 246 lbs with a height of 5 ft 4 in. Calculate the BMI of
the female patient. - ANS Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding car seat safety to the parent of a newborn.
Which of the following instructions will the nurse include in the discharge teaching (SATA)
A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat.
B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle
D. Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat
E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat
F. Keep infants in rear-facing car seats until age 6 months
G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr old or until the child reaches the maximum ht
and wt for the seat. - ANS (A, C, E, G)
A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car seat should never be in the
front seat of a car due to the increased risk for injury from the air bags during a MVA.
C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car seat should be at a 45 degree
angle.