Lutz Nutrition and Diet Therapy Final
Exam 8th Edition Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A nurse leading a seminar with middle school students on healthy
food choices at the community health center every Tuesday. The
nurse knows that the seminar is a form of what prevention?
-tertiary prevention
-complication prevention
-secondary prevention
-primary prevention -
correct answer ✅Primary Prevention
A nurse knows that energy nutrients are measured in which of the
following?
-proteins
-kilocalories
-electric signals
-heat (thermal) -
correct answer ✅kilocalories
Which is the main focus of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines?
,Lutz Nutrition and Diet Therapy Final
Exam 8th Edition Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
-A healthy eating pattern that limits saturated fats to decrease
cholesterol
-Provide specific guidelines for preventing foods that yield high
cholesterol.
-Monitor dietary intake by reducing the risk of cholesterol by eating
more fruits.
-Increase the number of meats from mammals to decrease
cholesterol levels. -
correct answer ✅-A healthy eating pattern that limits saturated
fats to decrease cholesterol
In order to make suitable recommendations about carbohydrate
intake, which diagnostic criteria during assessment would show the
client needs to speak with a registered dietician?
-Elevated ketones in urine sample
-A capillary blood sugar of 75
-A food diary and interview
-A body mass index (BMI) of 20 -
correct answer ✅-Elevated ketones in urine sample
, Lutz Nutrition and Diet Therapy Final
Exam 8th Edition Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with morbid obesity.
Which carbohydrate most likely contributed to the client's obesity?
-Glucose
-Galactose
-Fructose
-Sucrose -
correct answer ✅-Fructose
When taking caring for a client with familial hypercholesterolemia
(FH), a nurse knows that there is a 90-fold increase in
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) mortality if this
genetic disorder is left untreated. Which treatment does the nurse
suspect the health-care provider will order to help reduce ASCVD
mortality?
-Linoleic acid
-Vitamin C
-Atorvastatin
Exam 8th Edition Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A nurse leading a seminar with middle school students on healthy
food choices at the community health center every Tuesday. The
nurse knows that the seminar is a form of what prevention?
-tertiary prevention
-complication prevention
-secondary prevention
-primary prevention -
correct answer ✅Primary Prevention
A nurse knows that energy nutrients are measured in which of the
following?
-proteins
-kilocalories
-electric signals
-heat (thermal) -
correct answer ✅kilocalories
Which is the main focus of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines?
,Lutz Nutrition and Diet Therapy Final
Exam 8th Edition Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
-A healthy eating pattern that limits saturated fats to decrease
cholesterol
-Provide specific guidelines for preventing foods that yield high
cholesterol.
-Monitor dietary intake by reducing the risk of cholesterol by eating
more fruits.
-Increase the number of meats from mammals to decrease
cholesterol levels. -
correct answer ✅-A healthy eating pattern that limits saturated
fats to decrease cholesterol
In order to make suitable recommendations about carbohydrate
intake, which diagnostic criteria during assessment would show the
client needs to speak with a registered dietician?
-Elevated ketones in urine sample
-A capillary blood sugar of 75
-A food diary and interview
-A body mass index (BMI) of 20 -
correct answer ✅-Elevated ketones in urine sample
, Lutz Nutrition and Diet Therapy Final
Exam 8th Edition Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with morbid obesity.
Which carbohydrate most likely contributed to the client's obesity?
-Glucose
-Galactose
-Fructose
-Sucrose -
correct answer ✅-Fructose
When taking caring for a client with familial hypercholesterolemia
(FH), a nurse knows that there is a 90-fold increase in
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) mortality if this
genetic disorder is left untreated. Which treatment does the nurse
suspect the health-care provider will order to help reduce ASCVD
mortality?
-Linoleic acid
-Vitamin C
-Atorvastatin
