NURSING 101 EXAM 4 – NUTRITION
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWER;
100% CORRECT; 2026- 2027 UPDATE
A 16-year-old adolescent informs her nurse that she
became a vegetarian 1 year ago. Lately she is reporting
fatigue and has trouble concentrating. A quick blood test
ordered by her licensed provider informs the nurse that
she has pernicious anemia. This is a deficiency of what
vitamin?
a) Folic acid
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin B12 - correct answer- d) Vitamin
B12
Rationale:
,Vitamin B12 deficiency is most commonly found in
vegetarians, particularly in strict vegans. Individuals who
have such rigid dietary restrictions must take care to
supplement this vitamin
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 - correct answer- d) a
glass of orange juice
Rationale:
,Concurrent administration of vitamin C and iron helps
with iron absorption. Orange juice is a common and
inexpensive dietary source of vitamin C.
A 45-year-old female client on the inpatient unit has just
resumed eating a normal diet. The nurse checks a blood
sugar with her morning labs and the result is 98 mg/dL.
How would the nurse interpret this blood glucose?
a) Severely elevated
b) Mildly elevated
c) Low
d) Normal - correct answer- d) Normal
Rationale:
Normal blood glucose is 80 to 110 mg/dL.
, 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) Risk for Aspiration
b) Self-care Deficit: Feeding
c) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements
d) Impaired Swallowing - correct answer- c)
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements
Rationale:
Protracted nausea usually results in decreased food intake
and consequent malnutrition. Nausea does not directly
result in difficulty with the mechanics of swallowing, self-
care deficit, or aspiration.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWER;
100% CORRECT; 2026- 2027 UPDATE
A 16-year-old adolescent informs her nurse that she
became a vegetarian 1 year ago. Lately she is reporting
fatigue and has trouble concentrating. A quick blood test
ordered by her licensed provider informs the nurse that
she has pernicious anemia. This is a deficiency of what
vitamin?
a) Folic acid
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin B12 - correct answer- d) Vitamin
B12
Rationale:
,Vitamin B12 deficiency is most commonly found in
vegetarians, particularly in strict vegans. Individuals who
have such rigid dietary restrictions must take care to
supplement this vitamin
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 - correct answer- d) a
glass of orange juice
Rationale:
,Concurrent administration of vitamin C and iron helps
with iron absorption. Orange juice is a common and
inexpensive dietary source of vitamin C.
A 45-year-old female client on the inpatient unit has just
resumed eating a normal diet. The nurse checks a blood
sugar with her morning labs and the result is 98 mg/dL.
How would the nurse interpret this blood glucose?
a) Severely elevated
b) Mildly elevated
c) Low
d) Normal - correct answer- d) Normal
Rationale:
Normal blood glucose is 80 to 110 mg/dL.
, 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) Risk for Aspiration
b) Self-care Deficit: Feeding
c) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements
d) Impaired Swallowing - correct answer- c)
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements
Rationale:
Protracted nausea usually results in decreased food intake
and consequent malnutrition. Nausea does not directly
result in difficulty with the mechanics of swallowing, self-
care deficit, or aspiration.
