Jersey College Nutrition Final Study
Questions with answers
Along with weight reduction, what vitamins are recommended to help with bone
health? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Vitamin C
Loss of muscle mass can be halted or reversed with which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Malnutrition is a greater threat than hypercholesteolemia
What is the greatest know modifiable risk factor of OA of the knee? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔overweight
Where is it recommended that older adults get their vitamin b12 from? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Fortified cereals
What are the key components in meeting quality of life standards among older adults
who are residents of long term care facilities? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Prevention
of unintentional weight loss and pressure ulcers
Cheese fits into MYPLATE for older adults where? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔proteins
,What is the primary goal of diet intervention for the elderly? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔maintain quality of life
What is the AI for water for a 65 year old male? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3.7 L/
day
What are the recommended sources of magnesium for the elderly? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔yogurt
What are the approximate protein needs per day for an adult weighting 132 pounds
(60 kg)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔48 g/ day
What can weight loss do for older people with OA? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2200 cal/ day
When should restrictive diets be used in long term care facilities? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔When a significant improvement in health can be expected.
What is the recommended daily intake of fiber for this 55 year old female? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔21 g/ day
, What causes the body's need for vitamin D to increase over the age of 50 years? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Fortified milk
What would be an important question to ask while screening an older person for
nutritional risk? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Inadequate food and fluid intake
How long is a 65 year old make approximately expected to live? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔19.2 years
Which of the following is a risk factor for undernutrition among elderly population? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Eating alone
Questions with answers
Along with weight reduction, what vitamins are recommended to help with bone
health? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Vitamin C
Loss of muscle mass can be halted or reversed with which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Malnutrition is a greater threat than hypercholesteolemia
What is the greatest know modifiable risk factor of OA of the knee? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔overweight
Where is it recommended that older adults get their vitamin b12 from? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Fortified cereals
What are the key components in meeting quality of life standards among older adults
who are residents of long term care facilities? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Prevention
of unintentional weight loss and pressure ulcers
Cheese fits into MYPLATE for older adults where? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔proteins
,What is the primary goal of diet intervention for the elderly? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔maintain quality of life
What is the AI for water for a 65 year old male? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3.7 L/
day
What are the recommended sources of magnesium for the elderly? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔yogurt
What are the approximate protein needs per day for an adult weighting 132 pounds
(60 kg)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔48 g/ day
What can weight loss do for older people with OA? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2200 cal/ day
When should restrictive diets be used in long term care facilities? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔When a significant improvement in health can be expected.
What is the recommended daily intake of fiber for this 55 year old female? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔21 g/ day
, What causes the body's need for vitamin D to increase over the age of 50 years? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Fortified milk
What would be an important question to ask while screening an older person for
nutritional risk? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Inadequate food and fluid intake
How long is a 65 year old make approximately expected to live? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔19.2 years
Which of the following is a risk factor for undernutrition among elderly population? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Eating alone
