NR228 EDAPT NUTRITION AND THE LIFESPAN
MOCK TEST WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ Clients who are malnourished may experience which
immunologic effects? Select all that apply.
Answer: Slower wound healing
Compromised skin integrity
Longer time for phagocytosis to kill and reduced white blood cell
(WBC) activation
Decreased antibody secretion
◉ The healthcare provider is teaching the client about food sources
to support a healthy immune system. For each food source, select
the specific vitamin that can be found.
Answer: *Egg Yolk:* Vitamin D
*Pumpkin:* Vitamin A
*Corn oil:* Vitamin E
,◉ Impaired immunity leads to which changes? Select all that apply.
Answer: Increased metabolic rate
Compromised nutritional status
Increased nutritional needs
Increased risk of disease
◉ Four days after a client fractured a hip, the client would be
expected to be in the __________ phase.
Answer: Flow
◉ Starvation produces a __________ state, and severe stress (e.g.,
injury, disease, or surgery) creates a __________ state.
Answer: Hypometabolic
Hypermetabolic
◉ The body conserves energy during starvation by __________
metabolic rate, which makes the person feel __________ than usual.
Mental acuity __________ as a result of __________ glucose supply. To
conserve energy, the person is likely to sleep __________. Starvation
produces a __________ state.
Answer: Decreasing
Colder
, Decreases
Decreased
More
Hypometabolic
◉ If a client is healing more slowly than expected after surgery, they
may benefit from which supplemental nutrients? Select all that
apply.
Answer: Supplemental vitamin C
Supplemental vitamin D
Supplemental vitamin A
◉ __________ body temperature, __________ blood pressure, and
__________ blood glucose levels are characteristics of the initial injury
phase.
In the recovery phase, clients still have __________ blood glucose
levels, but blood pressure __________ and body temperature __________.
Answer: Low
Low
High
High
Normalizes
MOCK TEST WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ Clients who are malnourished may experience which
immunologic effects? Select all that apply.
Answer: Slower wound healing
Compromised skin integrity
Longer time for phagocytosis to kill and reduced white blood cell
(WBC) activation
Decreased antibody secretion
◉ The healthcare provider is teaching the client about food sources
to support a healthy immune system. For each food source, select
the specific vitamin that can be found.
Answer: *Egg Yolk:* Vitamin D
*Pumpkin:* Vitamin A
*Corn oil:* Vitamin E
,◉ Impaired immunity leads to which changes? Select all that apply.
Answer: Increased metabolic rate
Compromised nutritional status
Increased nutritional needs
Increased risk of disease
◉ Four days after a client fractured a hip, the client would be
expected to be in the __________ phase.
Answer: Flow
◉ Starvation produces a __________ state, and severe stress (e.g.,
injury, disease, or surgery) creates a __________ state.
Answer: Hypometabolic
Hypermetabolic
◉ The body conserves energy during starvation by __________
metabolic rate, which makes the person feel __________ than usual.
Mental acuity __________ as a result of __________ glucose supply. To
conserve energy, the person is likely to sleep __________. Starvation
produces a __________ state.
Answer: Decreasing
Colder
, Decreases
Decreased
More
Hypometabolic
◉ If a client is healing more slowly than expected after surgery, they
may benefit from which supplemental nutrients? Select all that
apply.
Answer: Supplemental vitamin C
Supplemental vitamin D
Supplemental vitamin A
◉ __________ body temperature, __________ blood pressure, and
__________ blood glucose levels are characteristics of the initial injury
phase.
In the recovery phase, clients still have __________ blood glucose
levels, but blood pressure __________ and body temperature __________.
Answer: Low
Low
High
High
Normalizes
