Jersey College Nutrition Final Study
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Along with weight reduction, what vitamins are recommended to
help with bone health? - Answer✔️✔️-Vitamin C
Loss of muscle mass can be halted or reversed with which of the
following? - Answer✔️✔️-Strength gaining exercises
A 79 year old client has been admitted to a long tern care facility
that follows a liberal diet approach. The client has a long history of
high cholesterol and desire a low cholesterol diet. How might the
nurse respond? - Answer✔️✔️-Malnutrition is a greater threat than
hypercholesteolemia
What is the greatest know modifiable risk factor of OA of the knee? -
Answer✔️✔️-overweight
Where is it recommended that older adults get their vitamin b12
from? - Answer✔️✔️-Fortified cereals
What are the key components in meeting quality of life standards
among older adults who are residents of long term care facilities? -
Answer✔️✔️-Prevention of unintentional weight loss and pressure
ulcers
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Cheese fits into MYPLATE for older adults where? - Answer✔️✔️-
proteins
What is the primary goal of diet intervention for the elderly? -
Answer✔️✔️-maintain quality of life
What is the AI for water for a 65 year old male? - Answer✔️✔️-3.7 L/
day
What are the recommended sources of magnesium for the elderly? -
Answer✔️✔️-yogurt
What are the approximate protein needs per day for an adult
weighting 132 pounds (60 kg)? - Answer✔️✔️-48 g/ day
What can weight loss do for older people with OA? - Answer✔️✔️-It
relieves symptoms in the weight bearing joints
Client is a 69 year old male who is moderately active. What is the
recommended calorie per day intake? - Answer✔️✔️-2200 cal/ day
When should restrictive diets be used in long term care facilities? -
Answer✔️✔️-When a significant improvement in health can be
expected.
What is the recommended daily intake of fiber for this 55 year old
female? - Answer✔️✔️-21 g/ day
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What causes the body's need for vitamin D to increase over the age
of 50 years? - Answer✔️✔️-The ability to synthesize vitamin D from
sun light, which decreases with age.
What is a good source of the vitamin D needed by older adults? -
Answer✔️✔️-Fortified milk
What would be an important question to ask while screening an
older person for nutritional risk? - Answer✔️✔️-About the use of
three or more prescribed over the counter daily medications
What is one reason a person might have for not agreeing with the
suggestion to lose weight? - Answer✔️✔️-The client does not feel the
need to make changes at this point in their life.
Which elderly clients would a restrictive diet be recommended for? -
Answer✔️✔️-Those with ascites.
What could be a cause of the development of a ulcer on a sacrum of
a 74 year old in a nursing home? - Answer✔️✔️-Inadequate food and
fluid intake
How long is a 65 year old make approximately expected to live? -
Answer✔️✔️-19.2 years
Which of the following is a risk factor for undernutrition among
elderly population? - Answer✔️✔️-Eating alone
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