NURS 2750 Exam 1 Questions And Correct
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Define cthe cconcept cof cnutrition cand cexamine cthe crelationship cbetween cit cand cother
cconcepts/systems c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Nutrition cdrives call cbody csystems cbecause
cit cprovides cthe cbody cwith cenergy, cprotection, cand cnutrients cnecessary cto cfunction
cin cdaily cliving
Chronic cdiseases cthat care clinked cto ca cpoor cquality cdiet c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Diabetes cMellitus, cCongestive cHeart cFailure, cHypertension
What cis ca ccommon cnutritional cassessment cprocedure cacross cthe clifespan? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Mini cNutritional cAssessment
Nutritional cscreening c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Quick clook cat ca cfew cvariables cto cassess
crisk
Nutritional cassessment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In-depth cexamination. cNutritional cCare
cProcess: c4 csteps
Discuss cthe cvalidity cand creliability cof cusing cphysical csigns cto csupport ca cnutritional
cdiagnosis cof cmalnutrition c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Physical cfindings care csubjective cand
cnon-specific, ctherefore cnot cdiagnostic. cHowever, ccan cbe cindicators cthat csomeone
cmay cbe csuffering cform cmalnutrition.
What care cnursing cdiagnoses cthat cmay cuse cnutrition ctherapy cas cintervention? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Malnutrition, cIntake cexceeds cneeds, cLess cthan cbody crequires,
cinfection
What care cnutrition ccare cresponsibilities cof cthe cRegistered cNurse? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Calculating ccalorie crequirements, cclient cand cfamily cteaching, cand
cencouraging cintake cin chospitalized cpatients
What care cthe ctype(s) cof ccarbohydrates cfound cin cvarious cfoods? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Simple csugars: cMonosaccharides c(glucose, cfructose, cgalactose);
cDisaccharides c(sucrose, cmaltose, clactose; cPolysaccharides c(starch, cglycogen, cfiber)
What care cthe cfunctions cof ccarbohydrates? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Provide cthe
cmajority cof ccalories cin call chuman cdiets; csupply cenergy; cassists cin
cdigestion/metabolism; cprevents cketosis; cglucose cfor cenergy
, Glycogen c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cextensively cbranched cglucose cstorage
cpolysaccharide cfound cin cthe cliver cand cmuscle cof canimals; cthe canimal cequivalent cof
cstarch.
How cdo cyou cmodify ca cmenu cto censure cthat cthe cadequate cintake cfor cfiber cis
cprovided? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Increase camounts cof cwhole cgrains, ceat cfresh cfruit
cwith cthe cskin
What care cways cto climit csugar cintake? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Consider csugar
calternatives c(stevia)
What care cbenefits cof cusing csugar calternatives? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔It cdecreases
cthe camount cof cadded csugar cin cthe cdiet.
What care cdisadvantages cof cusing csugar calternatives? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Some
csugar calternatives ccan cbe charmful cwhen cconsumed cin chigh cdoses
What care cthe cfunctions cof cprotein? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Body cstructure cand
cframework; cenzymes; cfluid cbalance; cacid-base cbalance; ctransport cmolecules
What care ccomplete cproteins? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Provide call c9 cessential camino
cacids; cAll canimal csources cof cprotein c(meat, cfish, cmilk, ccheese) c& csoy
What care cincomplete cproteins? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Do cnot ccontain call c(or
cenough) cof cthe cessential camino cacids; cGelatin; cAll cplant cproteins c(except csoy);
cMay cbe ccomplementary cif ctwo ctogether chave cdifferent climiting camino cacids
What cis cprotein c"sparing"? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the caction cof ccarbohydrate c(and
cfat) cin cproviding cenergy cthat callows cprotein cto cbe cused cfor cother cpurposes.
What cis can cindividual's cprotein crequirement? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔10-35% cof ctotal
ccalories
What care cconditions cthat cwould cincrease ca cperson's cprotein crequirement? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pregnancy, cduring cchildhood, cwhen cthe cbody cneeds cto cheal;
cdialysis
What cis cnitrogen cbalance? cHow cis cit cdetermined? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Nitrogen
cbalance cis ca cmeasure cof cnitrogen cinput cminus cnitrogen coutput. cNitrogen cBalance
c= cNitrogen cintake c- cNitrogen closs. cSources cof cnitrogen cintake cinclude cmeat, cdairy,
ceggs, cnuts cand clegumes, cand cgrains cand ccereals. cDetermine cnitrogen clost cin
curine cby ca c24 chour curinary curea cnitrogen ctest.
Compare csaturated, cmonounsaturated, cand cpolyunsaturated cfatty cacids c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Saturated: cstraight-line cmolecule. cSaturated cwith chydrogen
cmolecules. cSolid cat croom ctemperature
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Define cthe cconcept cof cnutrition cand cexamine cthe crelationship cbetween cit cand cother
cconcepts/systems c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Nutrition cdrives call cbody csystems cbecause
cit cprovides cthe cbody cwith cenergy, cprotection, cand cnutrients cnecessary cto cfunction
cin cdaily cliving
Chronic cdiseases cthat care clinked cto ca cpoor cquality cdiet c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Diabetes cMellitus, cCongestive cHeart cFailure, cHypertension
What cis ca ccommon cnutritional cassessment cprocedure cacross cthe clifespan? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Mini cNutritional cAssessment
Nutritional cscreening c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Quick clook cat ca cfew cvariables cto cassess
crisk
Nutritional cassessment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In-depth cexamination. cNutritional cCare
cProcess: c4 csteps
Discuss cthe cvalidity cand creliability cof cusing cphysical csigns cto csupport ca cnutritional
cdiagnosis cof cmalnutrition c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Physical cfindings care csubjective cand
cnon-specific, ctherefore cnot cdiagnostic. cHowever, ccan cbe cindicators cthat csomeone
cmay cbe csuffering cform cmalnutrition.
What care cnursing cdiagnoses cthat cmay cuse cnutrition ctherapy cas cintervention? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Malnutrition, cIntake cexceeds cneeds, cLess cthan cbody crequires,
cinfection
What care cnutrition ccare cresponsibilities cof cthe cRegistered cNurse? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Calculating ccalorie crequirements, cclient cand cfamily cteaching, cand
cencouraging cintake cin chospitalized cpatients
What care cthe ctype(s) cof ccarbohydrates cfound cin cvarious cfoods? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Simple csugars: cMonosaccharides c(glucose, cfructose, cgalactose);
cDisaccharides c(sucrose, cmaltose, clactose; cPolysaccharides c(starch, cglycogen, cfiber)
What care cthe cfunctions cof ccarbohydrates? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Provide cthe
cmajority cof ccalories cin call chuman cdiets; csupply cenergy; cassists cin
cdigestion/metabolism; cprevents cketosis; cglucose cfor cenergy
, Glycogen c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cextensively cbranched cglucose cstorage
cpolysaccharide cfound cin cthe cliver cand cmuscle cof canimals; cthe canimal cequivalent cof
cstarch.
How cdo cyou cmodify ca cmenu cto censure cthat cthe cadequate cintake cfor cfiber cis
cprovided? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Increase camounts cof cwhole cgrains, ceat cfresh cfruit
cwith cthe cskin
What care cways cto climit csugar cintake? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Consider csugar
calternatives c(stevia)
What care cbenefits cof cusing csugar calternatives? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔It cdecreases
cthe camount cof cadded csugar cin cthe cdiet.
What care cdisadvantages cof cusing csugar calternatives? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Some
csugar calternatives ccan cbe charmful cwhen cconsumed cin chigh cdoses
What care cthe cfunctions cof cprotein? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Body cstructure cand
cframework; cenzymes; cfluid cbalance; cacid-base cbalance; ctransport cmolecules
What care ccomplete cproteins? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Provide call c9 cessential camino
cacids; cAll canimal csources cof cprotein c(meat, cfish, cmilk, ccheese) c& csoy
What care cincomplete cproteins? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Do cnot ccontain call c(or
cenough) cof cthe cessential camino cacids; cGelatin; cAll cplant cproteins c(except csoy);
cMay cbe ccomplementary cif ctwo ctogether chave cdifferent climiting camino cacids
What cis cprotein c"sparing"? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the caction cof ccarbohydrate c(and
cfat) cin cproviding cenergy cthat callows cprotein cto cbe cused cfor cother cpurposes.
What cis can cindividual's cprotein crequirement? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔10-35% cof ctotal
ccalories
What care cconditions cthat cwould cincrease ca cperson's cprotein crequirement? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pregnancy, cduring cchildhood, cwhen cthe cbody cneeds cto cheal;
cdialysis
What cis cnitrogen cbalance? cHow cis cit cdetermined? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Nitrogen
cbalance cis ca cmeasure cof cnitrogen cinput cminus cnitrogen coutput. cNitrogen cBalance
c= cNitrogen cintake c- cNitrogen closs. cSources cof cnitrogen cintake cinclude cmeat, cdairy,
ceggs, cnuts cand clegumes, cand cgrains cand ccereals. cDetermine cnitrogen clost cin
curine cby ca c24 chour curinary curea cnitrogen ctest.
Compare csaturated, cmonounsaturated, cand cpolyunsaturated cfatty cacids c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Saturated: cstraight-line cmolecule. cSaturated cwith chydrogen
cmolecules. cSolid cat croom ctemperature
