NURS 1130 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A |nurse |is |teaching |about |the |energy |needed |at |rest |to |maintain |life-sustaining |activities |for |a |
specific |period |of |time. |What |is |the |nurse |discussing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-basal |metabolic
|rate |(BMR)
In |general, |when |a |patient's |energy |requirements |are |completely |met |by |kilocalorie |(kcal) |
intake |in |food, |which |assessment |finding |will |the |nurse |observe?
a. |Weight |increases.
b. |Weight |decreases.
c. |Weight |does |not |change.
d. |Weight |fluctuates |daily. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |weight |does |not |change
A |nurse |is |asked |how |many |kcal |per |grams |fats |provide. |How |should |the |nurse |answer? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-9
A |nurse |is |teaching |a |patient |about |proteins |that |must |be |obtained |through |the |diet |and |
cannot |be |synthesized |by |the |body. |Which |term |used |by |the |patient |indicates |teaching |is |
successful? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Indispensable |amino |acids
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |patient |with |a |post-surgical |wound. |When |planning |care, |which |goal |will
|be |the |priority? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Promote |positive |nitrogen |balance
In |providing |diet |education |for |a |patient |on |a |low-fat |diet, |which |information |is |important |for |
the |nurse |to |share? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Saturated |fats |are |found |mostly |in |animal |sources
\
,A |patient |has |a |decreased |gag |reflex, |left-sided |weakness, |and |drooling. |Which |action |will |the |
nurse |take |when |feeding |this |patient? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Flex |head |with |chin |tuck
The |patient |has |been |diagnosed |with |cardiovascular |disease |and |placed |on |a |low-fat |diet. |The |
patient |asks |the |nurse, |"How |much |fat |should |I |have? |I |guess |the |less |fat, |the |better." |Which |
information |will |the |nurse |include |in |the |teaching |session? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Deficiencies |occur |when |fat |intake |falls |below |10% |of |daily |nutrition
The |nurse |is |describing |the |ChooseMyPlate |program |to |a |patient. |Which |statement |from |the |
patient |indicates |successful |learning? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"I |can |use |this |to |make |healthy |
lifestyle |food |choices."
The |nurse |is |teaching |a |health |class |about |the |ChooseMyPlate |program. |Which |guidelines |will |
the |nurse |include |in |the |teaching |session? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Balancing |calories
The |nurse |is |providing |nutrition |education |to |a |Korean |patient |using |the |five |food |groups. |In |
doing |so, |what |should |be |the |focus |of |the |teaching? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Including |racial |
and |ethnic |practices |with |food |preferences |of |the |patient
A |nurse |is |teaching |a |nutrition |class |about |the |different |daily |values. |When |teaching |about |the
|reference |daily |intakes |(RDIs), |which |information |will |the |nurse |include? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Have |values |for |proteins, |vitamins, |and |minerals
The |nurse |is |planning |care |for |a |group |of |patients. |Which |task |will |the |nurse |assign |to |the |
nursing |assistive |personnel? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measuring |capillary |blood |glucose |level
In |teaching |mothers-to-be |about |infant |nutrition, |which |instruction |would |the |nurse |provide? |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Provide |breast |milk |or |formula |for |the |first |4 |to |6 |months
,When |planning |care |for |an |adolescent |who |plays |sports, |which |modification |should |the |nurse |
include |in |the |care |plan? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Increasing |carbohydrates |to |55% |to |60% |of |
total |intake
In |providing |prenatal |care |to |a |pregnant |patient, |what |does |the |nurse |teach |the |expectant |
mother? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Folic |acid |is |needed |to |help |prevent |birth |defects |and |
anemia.
The |patient |is |an |80-year-old |male |who |is |visiting |the |clinic |today |for |a |routing |physical |
examination. |The |patients |skin |turgor |is |fair, |but |the |patient |reports |fatigue |and |weakness. |The
|skin |is |warm |and |dry, |pulse |rate |is |116 |beats/min, |and |urinary |sodium |level |is |slightly |
elevated. |Which |instruction |should |the |nurse |provide? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Drink |more |
water |to |prevent |further |dehydration
The |nurse |is |assessing |a |patient |for |nutritional |status. |Which |action |will |the |nurse |take? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Combine |multiple |objective |measures |with |subjective |measures
The |patient |has |a |calculated |body |mass |index |(BMI) |of |34. |How |will |the |nurse |clarify |this |
finding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Obese
A |nurse |is |caring |for |patients |with |dysphasia. |Which |patient |has |neurogenic |dysphasia? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |patient |with |stroke
The |patient |has |H. |Pylori. |Which |action |should |the |nurse |take? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Encourage |completion |of |antibiotic |therapy
In |determining |malnourishment |in |a |patient, |which |assessment |finding |is |consistent |with |this |
disorder? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-spoon |shaped |nails
, A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |an |enteral |feeding. |In |which |order |will |the |nurse |implement
|the |steps, |starting |with |the |first |one? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Elevate |head |of |bed |to |at |
least |30 |degrees
2. |Verify |tube |placement
3. |Check |for |gastric |residual |volume
4. |Flush |tubing |with |30 |mL |of |water
5. |Initiate |feeding
The |patient |is |admitted |with |facial |trauma, |including |a |broken |nose, |and |has |a |history |of |
esophageal |reflux |and |of |aspiration |pneumonia. |With |which |tube |will |the |nurse |most |likely |
administer |the |feeding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-jejunostomy |tube
The |nurse |is |preparing |to |insert |a |nasogastric |tube |in |a |patient |who |is |semiconscious. |To |
determine |the |length |of |the |tube |needing |to |be |inserted, |how |should |the |nurse |measure |the |
tube? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-From |the |tip |of |the |nose |to |the |earlobe |to |the |xiphoid |process
Before |giving |the |patient |an |intermittent |gastric |tube |feeding |what |should |the |nurse |do? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Have |the |tube |feeding |at |room |temperature
A |small-bore |feeding |tube |is |placed. |Which |technique |will |the |nurse |use |to |best |verify |tube |
placement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-X-ray
The |nurse |is |concerned |about |pulmonary |aspiration |when |providing |the |patient |with |an |
intermittent |tube |feeding. |Which |action |is |the |priority? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Verify |tube |
placement |before |feeding
The |patient |is |to |receive |multiple |medications |via |the |nasogastric |tube. |The |nurse |is |
concerned |that |the |tube |may |become |clogged. |Which |action |is |best |for |the |nurse |to |take? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Check |with |the |pharmacy |for |availability |of |the |liquid |forms |of |
medications
ANSWERS
A |nurse |is |teaching |about |the |energy |needed |at |rest |to |maintain |life-sustaining |activities |for |a |
specific |period |of |time. |What |is |the |nurse |discussing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-basal |metabolic
|rate |(BMR)
In |general, |when |a |patient's |energy |requirements |are |completely |met |by |kilocalorie |(kcal) |
intake |in |food, |which |assessment |finding |will |the |nurse |observe?
a. |Weight |increases.
b. |Weight |decreases.
c. |Weight |does |not |change.
d. |Weight |fluctuates |daily. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |weight |does |not |change
A |nurse |is |asked |how |many |kcal |per |grams |fats |provide. |How |should |the |nurse |answer? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-9
A |nurse |is |teaching |a |patient |about |proteins |that |must |be |obtained |through |the |diet |and |
cannot |be |synthesized |by |the |body. |Which |term |used |by |the |patient |indicates |teaching |is |
successful? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Indispensable |amino |acids
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |patient |with |a |post-surgical |wound. |When |planning |care, |which |goal |will
|be |the |priority? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Promote |positive |nitrogen |balance
In |providing |diet |education |for |a |patient |on |a |low-fat |diet, |which |information |is |important |for |
the |nurse |to |share? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Saturated |fats |are |found |mostly |in |animal |sources
\
,A |patient |has |a |decreased |gag |reflex, |left-sided |weakness, |and |drooling. |Which |action |will |the |
nurse |take |when |feeding |this |patient? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Flex |head |with |chin |tuck
The |patient |has |been |diagnosed |with |cardiovascular |disease |and |placed |on |a |low-fat |diet. |The |
patient |asks |the |nurse, |"How |much |fat |should |I |have? |I |guess |the |less |fat, |the |better." |Which |
information |will |the |nurse |include |in |the |teaching |session? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Deficiencies |occur |when |fat |intake |falls |below |10% |of |daily |nutrition
The |nurse |is |describing |the |ChooseMyPlate |program |to |a |patient. |Which |statement |from |the |
patient |indicates |successful |learning? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"I |can |use |this |to |make |healthy |
lifestyle |food |choices."
The |nurse |is |teaching |a |health |class |about |the |ChooseMyPlate |program. |Which |guidelines |will |
the |nurse |include |in |the |teaching |session? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Balancing |calories
The |nurse |is |providing |nutrition |education |to |a |Korean |patient |using |the |five |food |groups. |In |
doing |so, |what |should |be |the |focus |of |the |teaching? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Including |racial |
and |ethnic |practices |with |food |preferences |of |the |patient
A |nurse |is |teaching |a |nutrition |class |about |the |different |daily |values. |When |teaching |about |the
|reference |daily |intakes |(RDIs), |which |information |will |the |nurse |include? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Have |values |for |proteins, |vitamins, |and |minerals
The |nurse |is |planning |care |for |a |group |of |patients. |Which |task |will |the |nurse |assign |to |the |
nursing |assistive |personnel? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measuring |capillary |blood |glucose |level
In |teaching |mothers-to-be |about |infant |nutrition, |which |instruction |would |the |nurse |provide? |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Provide |breast |milk |or |formula |for |the |first |4 |to |6 |months
,When |planning |care |for |an |adolescent |who |plays |sports, |which |modification |should |the |nurse |
include |in |the |care |plan? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Increasing |carbohydrates |to |55% |to |60% |of |
total |intake
In |providing |prenatal |care |to |a |pregnant |patient, |what |does |the |nurse |teach |the |expectant |
mother? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Folic |acid |is |needed |to |help |prevent |birth |defects |and |
anemia.
The |patient |is |an |80-year-old |male |who |is |visiting |the |clinic |today |for |a |routing |physical |
examination. |The |patients |skin |turgor |is |fair, |but |the |patient |reports |fatigue |and |weakness. |The
|skin |is |warm |and |dry, |pulse |rate |is |116 |beats/min, |and |urinary |sodium |level |is |slightly |
elevated. |Which |instruction |should |the |nurse |provide? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Drink |more |
water |to |prevent |further |dehydration
The |nurse |is |assessing |a |patient |for |nutritional |status. |Which |action |will |the |nurse |take? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Combine |multiple |objective |measures |with |subjective |measures
The |patient |has |a |calculated |body |mass |index |(BMI) |of |34. |How |will |the |nurse |clarify |this |
finding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Obese
A |nurse |is |caring |for |patients |with |dysphasia. |Which |patient |has |neurogenic |dysphasia? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |patient |with |stroke
The |patient |has |H. |Pylori. |Which |action |should |the |nurse |take? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Encourage |completion |of |antibiotic |therapy
In |determining |malnourishment |in |a |patient, |which |assessment |finding |is |consistent |with |this |
disorder? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-spoon |shaped |nails
, A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |an |enteral |feeding. |In |which |order |will |the |nurse |implement
|the |steps, |starting |with |the |first |one? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Elevate |head |of |bed |to |at |
least |30 |degrees
2. |Verify |tube |placement
3. |Check |for |gastric |residual |volume
4. |Flush |tubing |with |30 |mL |of |water
5. |Initiate |feeding
The |patient |is |admitted |with |facial |trauma, |including |a |broken |nose, |and |has |a |history |of |
esophageal |reflux |and |of |aspiration |pneumonia. |With |which |tube |will |the |nurse |most |likely |
administer |the |feeding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-jejunostomy |tube
The |nurse |is |preparing |to |insert |a |nasogastric |tube |in |a |patient |who |is |semiconscious. |To |
determine |the |length |of |the |tube |needing |to |be |inserted, |how |should |the |nurse |measure |the |
tube? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-From |the |tip |of |the |nose |to |the |earlobe |to |the |xiphoid |process
Before |giving |the |patient |an |intermittent |gastric |tube |feeding |what |should |the |nurse |do? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Have |the |tube |feeding |at |room |temperature
A |small-bore |feeding |tube |is |placed. |Which |technique |will |the |nurse |use |to |best |verify |tube |
placement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-X-ray
The |nurse |is |concerned |about |pulmonary |aspiration |when |providing |the |patient |with |an |
intermittent |tube |feeding. |Which |action |is |the |priority? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Verify |tube |
placement |before |feeding
The |patient |is |to |receive |multiple |medications |via |the |nasogastric |tube. |The |nurse |is |
concerned |that |the |tube |may |become |clogged. |Which |action |is |best |for |the |nurse |to |take? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Check |with |the |pharmacy |for |availability |of |the |liquid |forms |of |
medications
