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Question 1: A nurse Is providing dietary teaching about prevention of neural tube defects in the fetus to a client who is pregnant. Which of the following nutrients should the nurse recommend? ● Calcium ● Folate ● Vitamin B12 ● Magnesium Correct Answer: ● folate Question 2: A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and has manifestations of dysphagia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take? ● Tilt the clients head backward to facilitate swallowing. ● Use liquids to clear food from the client's mouth ● Add a thickening agent to liquids ● Place the client in a semi-Fowler's position. Correct Answer: ● Add a thickening agent to liquids Question 3: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client who lives alone. 2 Which of the following strategies should the nurse include to address the client's decreased sense of taste and smell? ● Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes. ● Use kosher salt in place of table salt. ● Label and date food in the refrigerator. ● Wait 1 hour after eating to consume fluids. Correct Answer: ● Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes Question 4: A nurse is teaching a client who has a goiter appropriate food choices related to dietary needs. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? ● 'I will eat more tuna" ● "I will eat more red meat" ● "I will eat bananas for a snack" ● "I would eat blueberries every morning" Correct Answer: ● 'I will eat more tuna" Question 5: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who has Clostridium difficile. 3 Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing fluid volume deficit? ● Potassium 3.5 mEq/L ● HCT 53% ● Sodium 145 mEq/L ● HbA1c 5% Correct Answer: ● HCT 53% Question 6: A client in the oliguric phase of acute renal failure had a urinary output of 420 ml during the preceding 24-hour period. How much fluid should the nurse plan to provide the client over the next 24 hr? ● 2,550 ml ● 1,530 ml ● 920 ml ● 2,040 ml Correct Answer: ● 920 ml Question 7: A nurse is teaching a client ways to manage anorexia while receiving radiation therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? 4 ● "Limit High-kilocalorie supplements to between meals." ● "Eat hot food rather than cold foods." ● "Avoid overeating during "good" days." ● "Consume nutrition-dense foods first." Correct Answer: ● "Consume nutrition-dense foods first." Question 8: A nurse is teaching a client who is receiving bolus feeding through a nasogastric tub