Basic Geriatric
Nursing, 5th Edition
Chapter 06:
Maintaining Fluid
Balance and Meeting
Nutrition Needs Test
Bank
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Fluid Balance and Meeting
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Test Banks
Wold: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 5th Edition
Chapter 06: Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutrition Needs
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse explains that the lowest recommended daily caloric intake to meet
nutritional needs of the older adult safely is calories.
a. 1000
b. 1200
c. 1400
d. 1800
ANS: B
The minimal caloric intake for the older adult that will meet nutritional needs of
the older adult is 1200 calories.
2. The 65-year-old woman brags that by using the MyPyramid guidelines for
nutrition, she has lost 15 lb. The nurse reminds her that in order to maintain the
weight loss, she must be physically active for minutes a day.
a. 15 to 20
b. 20 to 30
, c. 30 to 40
d. 40 to 60
ANS: D
According to the guidelines of MyPyramid, an activity period of 40 to 60 minutes
a day is necessary to maintain weight loss.
3. The nurse recommends that the older man eat chicken and fish because
these are complete proteins, which have:
a. some molecules of carbohydrate.
b. all the essential amino acids.
c. high fat content.
d. soluble fiber.
ANS: B
Fish and lean chicken have all the essential amino acids and very little fat
content, unlike red meat.
4. The nurse explains that high-density lipoproteins (HDLs), the so-called healthy
fats, are made up of:
a. mainly proteins.
b. mostly triglycerides.
c. mainly cholesterol.
d. a variety of minerals.
, ANS: A
HDLs are made up primarily of proteins, as opposed to lipids such as
triglycerides, which are found in very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs) and
cholesterol, which is found in low-density lipoproteins (LDLs).
5. The nurse points out that the nonhealing pressure ulcers and decreasing
visual acuity in a patient on a fat-restricted diet may be related to the patients
impaired ability to metabolize vitamin:
a. A.
b.
B6.
c.
B12.
d. C.
ANS: A
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin and helps with wound healing and night vision
acuity. Persons on low-fat diets may not be able to metabolize vitamin A from
food sources because of the decreased fat in their diet.
6. The home health nurse does an ongoing assessment of the patient who has
had a subtotal gastrectomy for evidence of a deficiency in vitamin:
a. A.
b.
B6.
c.
B12.
d. C.
ANS: C
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