with CORRECT Answers
A client is recovering from debridement of the right leg. A nurse encourages the client to eat
which food item that is naturally high in vitamin C to promote wound healing?
A. Milk
B.Chicken
C. Banana
D. Strawberries - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Strawberries
The nurse is instructing a client with hyperkalemia on the importance of choosing foods low in
potassium. The nurse should teach the client to limit which of the following foods?
A. Grapes
B. Carrot
C. Green Beans
D. Lettuce - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Carrot
The nurse is planning dietary education for a patient newly diagnosed with hypertension. Which
of the following below should be considered as a part of their education related to nutritional
limitations? STA
-Assess if the pt knows how to read a nutritional label
-Encourage pt to read the food labels looking for the level of sodium
-Explain that most food labels are the same - CORRECT ANSWER - -Assess if the pt
knows how to read a nutritional label
-Encourage pt to read the food labels looking for the level sodium
The nurse understands that an increase in a pt's BMI, can also increase the pt's risk of which
conditions? STA
-Increased LDL
-Increased albumin
, -Decreased BP
-Development of atherosclerosis
-Increased BP
-Development of diabetes mellitus - CORRECT ANSWER - -Decreased BP
-Development of of atherosclerosis
-Increased BP
-Development of diabetes mellitus
The nurse is teaching a client who has iron-deficiency anemia about foods she should include in
her diet. The nurse determines that the client understands the dietary instructions if she selects
which of the following from her menu?
A. Nuts and fish
B. Oranges and dark leafy vegetables
C. Butter and margarine
D. Sugar and candy - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Oranges and dark green leafy vegetables
A postoperative client has been placed on a clear liquid diet. The nurse provides the client with
which items are allowed to be consumed on this diet?
A. Vegetable juices
B. Custard
C. Sherbert
D. Bullion (broth) - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Bullion (broth)
A client who is recovering from surgery has been ordered a change from a clear liquid diet to a
full liquid diet. The nurse would offer which full liquid item to the client?
A. Popsicle
B. Carbonated beverages
C. Gelatin
D. Custard - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Custard