2024 NUR 100 ASSESSMENT 6 NUTRITION FINAL EXAM GUIDE |100% VERIFIED(400) EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALL GRADED A+|LATEST UPDATE
Nutrition
The nurse is caring for a client who refuses most foods on the dietary tray. Which nursing intervention is appropriate?
a) Contact the hea...
2024 NUR 100 ASSESSMENT 6 NUTRITION
FINAL EXAM GUIDE |100% VERIFIED(400)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALL GRADED A+|LATEST UPDATE 2024-2025
Nutrition
The nurse is caring for a client who refuses most foods on the dietary tray. Which
nursing intervention is appropriate?
a) Contact the healthcare provider to prescribe an appetite stimulant.
b) Delegate feeding assistance to the unlicensed assistive personnel.
c) Assess when client generally eats meals.
d) Allow the client privacy during mealtime. - ANSWER-✔c) Assess when the client
generally eats meals
The nurse is providing care for a patient whose abdominal fistula has necessitated
the use of total parenteral nutrition (TPN). What action should the nurse implement
in the care of this patient?
a) Use a pump to administer the patient's TPN.
b) Flush the patient's central line with 30 to 60 mL of sterile water every 4 hours.
c) Add medications to the TPN solutions only after dissolving them in sterile water.
d) Change the bag of TPN solution at least every 72 hours. - ANSWER-✔a) Use a
pump to administer the patient's TPN.
The nurse is teaching an older adult client about different types of proteins that can
be eaten. Which food will the nurse identify that contain dietary protein? (Select all
that apply.)
a) nuts
b) butter
c) beans
d) fish
e) poultry - ANSWER-✔• nuts
,• beans
• poultry
• fish
A healthy, nonpregnant, nonlactating woman asks the nurse how many calories a
day she should consume. Which response from the nurse is accurate?
a) 1,000 to 1,500 cal/day
b) 2,000 to 3,000 cal/day
c) 1,600 to 2,400 cal/day
d) 3,000 to 3,500 cal/day - ANSWER-✔c) 1,600 to 2,400 cal/day
A nurse is working with a 46-year-old woman who is working to lose weight. Based
on recommendations from the USDA regarding diet modification, which is not
appropriate advice for this client?
a) Make fruits and vegetables at least half of total food intake.
b) Drink juice for majority of fluid intake.
c) Eat a variety of enjoyable foods, but less quantity.
d) Drink nonfat or 1% milk. - ANSWER-✔b) Drink juice for majority of fluid intake.
A nurse has documented that a client has anorexia. What does this term mean?
a) Fluid deficit
b) Eating more than daily requirements
c) Vitamin C deficiency
d) Lack of appetite - ANSWER-✔d) Lack of appetite
A 28-year-old woman client is in an outpatient clinic with frequent reports of fatigue.
Her physician has prescribed her ferrous sulfate 325 mg to treat iron-deficiency
anemia. A nurse is teaching the client about medication administration. What food
would be best consumed with her ferrous sulfate?
a) a can of soda pop
b) a piece of bread
c) a glass of milk
d) a glass of orange juice - ANSWER-✔d) a glass of orange juice
A nurse is teaching a client about diabetes and glucose monitoring. What should the
nurse include in the teaching?
a) Glucose levels will decrease with illness and stress.
b) Calibrate the glucose meter every six months.
c) Blood from the fingertips shows changes in glucose more quickly than other
testing sites.
,d) Use a forearm sample with signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia - ANSWER-✔c)
Blood from the fingertips shows changes in glucose more quickly than other testing
sites.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a body mass index (BMI) of 26.5. Which
category should the nurse understand this client would be placed in?
a) Overweight
b) Healthy weight
c) Obese
d) Underweight - ANSWER-✔a) Overweight
A client with a BMI below 18.5 should be considered underweight. A client with a
BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered to be at a healthy weight. A client with a BMI of 25
to 29.9 is considered overweight; a client with a BMI of 30 or greater indicates
obesity. A BMI greater than 40 is considered extreme obesity.
A nurse in a rural health center meets a new client, age 4. The nurse notices as the
client enters the clinic that his legs appear to be bowed. When he smiles, the nurse
also notes that his dentition is quite malformed for a child his age. What vitamin
deficiency would the nurse most suspect?
a) Vitamin B
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D - ANSWER-✔d) Vitamin D
A nurse calculates the BMI of a client during a general survey as 26. Under which
category would this client fall?
a) Normal
b) Obesity Class I
c) Overweight
d) Underweight - ANSWER-✔c) Overweight
A nurse is caring for a client reporting frequent nausea. Which food should the
nurse recommend to the client when the nausea is relieved?
a) Carbonated beverages
b) Boiled vegetables
c) Warm milk
d) Fruit juices - ANSWER-✔d) Fruit juices
A nurse is assessing a 70-year-old client with a reduced appetite. Which condition
contributes to reduced appetite and reduced nutritional intake in older adults?
a) lack of digestive enzymes
, b) heart disease
c) adverse medication effects
d) arthritis - ANSWER-✔c) adverse medication effects
The nurse is helping a client with low-fat dietary order to eat breakfast. Which food
will the nurse remove from the dietary tray?
a) whole milk
b) coffee
c) wheat toast
d) egg whites - ANSWER-✔a) whole milk
A 66-year-old woman has atrial fibrillation for which she is on warfarin therapy. She
asks the nurse if she has any dietary restrictions. The nurse would need to monitor
the client's intake of:
a) broccoli.
b) bananas.
c) mangos.
d) spinach. - ANSWER-✔d) spinach.
The nurse is caring for a client who wishes to include more antioxidant and anti-
inflammatory foods in the diet. Which food will the nurse recommend? (Select all
that apply.)
a) milk chocolate
b) blueberries
c) pork products
d) cocoa
e) red meat - ANSWER-✔b) blueberries
d) cocoa
A 56-year-old woman with a diagnosis of breast cancer is receiving chemotherapy
and has been experiencing debilitating nausea throughout the course of treatment.
What nursing diagnosis should the nurse assign to this client's health problem?
a) Self-care Deficit: Feeding
b) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements c) Risk for Aspiration
d) Impaired Swallowing - ANSWER-✔b) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body
Requirements
During a meeting with the school nurse, a 15-year-old girl has declared her intention
to adopt a vegan diet. The nurse should conduct client education to ensure that the
girl maintains an adequate intake of:
a) unsaturated fats.
b) protein.
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