Geri Chapter 6 NCLEX Questions and
Answers 100% Verified
Assess to identify changes in physical or emotional status - ANSWER - A male older adult who
resides in a long term care facility recently began to refuse food and will not open his mouth for
solids. He does take liquids by mouth. He repeatedly says, "leave me alone". What is the best
initial nursing intervention?
Yogurt - ANSWER - An older woman recently moved to the United States from the middle East.
She does not like to drink cow's milk or eat most cheeses. What is a culturally acceptable food
that would best help meet the need for calcium?
Offer small amounts of fluids frequently during the day - ANSWER - An older nursing home
resident has poor skin turgor, dry mucous membranes, and very concentrated urine. What are
the best directions to give to the nursing assistant?
Canned tomato soup
Deli bologna or ham
Frozen spaghetti dinner - ANSWER - An older man who lives alone in an apartment is placed on
a sodium restricted diet because of heart failure. He asks you to help him make good diet
choices. Which foods should he avoid?
Thin, brittle,hair
Hgb 10.2; Hct 33
Pale conjunctiva - ANSWER - An 85 year old woman was admitted to the hospital. Clinical
indicators of inadequate nutrition include which of the following.
Bananas
Apple juice
Oranges
Milk - ANSWER - An older adult is taking furosemide (lasix) to reduce edema. Dietary teaching
for this person would best include directions to increase dietary intake of which of the following
foods?
Answers 100% Verified
Assess to identify changes in physical or emotional status - ANSWER - A male older adult who
resides in a long term care facility recently began to refuse food and will not open his mouth for
solids. He does take liquids by mouth. He repeatedly says, "leave me alone". What is the best
initial nursing intervention?
Yogurt - ANSWER - An older woman recently moved to the United States from the middle East.
She does not like to drink cow's milk or eat most cheeses. What is a culturally acceptable food
that would best help meet the need for calcium?
Offer small amounts of fluids frequently during the day - ANSWER - An older nursing home
resident has poor skin turgor, dry mucous membranes, and very concentrated urine. What are
the best directions to give to the nursing assistant?
Canned tomato soup
Deli bologna or ham
Frozen spaghetti dinner - ANSWER - An older man who lives alone in an apartment is placed on
a sodium restricted diet because of heart failure. He asks you to help him make good diet
choices. Which foods should he avoid?
Thin, brittle,hair
Hgb 10.2; Hct 33
Pale conjunctiva - ANSWER - An 85 year old woman was admitted to the hospital. Clinical
indicators of inadequate nutrition include which of the following.
Bananas
Apple juice
Oranges
Milk - ANSWER - An older adult is taking furosemide (lasix) to reduce edema. Dietary teaching
for this person would best include directions to increase dietary intake of which of the following
foods?
