PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 47: NUTRITION
TEST BANK- QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The client is weighed each month while residing in the long-term care facility. This
month
the client weighs 110 lb (50 kg). The nurse compares this weight to the last 3
months' results and
discovers the client has lost 22 lb (10 kg). There has been no attempt to lose this
weight. How
should the nurse interpret this weight loss?
1. No malnutrition
2. Mild malnutrition
3. Moderate malnutrition
4. Severe malnutrition - Answer-2
The nurse is reviewing laboratory data for a client who is receiving total parenteral
nutrition. Which laboratory value should be immediately brought to the physician's
attention?
1. BUN of 60
2. Prealbumin of 15
3. Serum glucose of 328
4. Potassium of 3.5 - Answer-3
What nursing diagnosis is the most important for the nurse to include in the care plan
of a client who has just been started on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapy?
1. Risk for Infection
2. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements
3. Activity Intolerance
4. Fluid Volume Deficit - Answer-1
A client reports that an adolescent family member has started a vegan diet. Which
additions to meals should the nurse recommend to help ensure that the adolescent
does not become deficient in calcium? Select all that apply.
1. Tofu
2. Soybeans
3. Brewer's yeast
4. Raisins
5. Okra - Answer-1, 2, 4
During diet teaching with a client diagnosed with diabetes, the nurse should instruct
that the most prevalent monosaccharide is
1. fructose.
2. galactose.
3. corn syrup.
4. glucose. - Answer-4
, The nurse is instructing a client on foods that are considered complete proteins.
What will the nurse include in these instructions? Select all that apply.
1. Meat
2. Gelatin
3. Eggs
4. Chicken
5. Fish - Answer-1, 3, 4, 5
A client is diagnosed with an elevated cholesterol level. What should the nurse
instruct the client regarding foods to avoid? Select all that apply.
1. Fish
2. Milk
3. Liver
4. Chicken
5. Egg yolk - Answer-2, 3, 5
The nurse is planning an educational program for community members on ways to
improve nutritional intake. What information should the nurse include about
carbohydrate digestion and metabolism? Select all that apply.
1. Enzymes are needed to digest carbohydrates.
2. The breakdown of carbohydrates results in simple sugars.
3. Carbohydrates are a major source of body energy.
4. The simple sugar glucose provides a readily available source of energy.
5. Pancreatic amylase enhances the use of glucose by the body cells. - Answer-1, 2,
3, 4
Unlicensed assistive personnel are assigned the task of feeding breakfast to older
clients with alterations in mobility and orientation. What instruction should the nurse
include in this delegation?
1. Breakfast should be completed quickly so that baths may begin.
2. Give fluids before and after each bite of solid foods.
3. Stand to the left of right-handed clients during feeding.
4. Engage the client in conversation during the meal. - Answer-4
The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a client. In what order will the
nurse conduct the following steps?
1. Ask the client to tilt the head forward.
2. Insert the tube with its natural curve toward the client.
3. Ask the client to hyperextend the neck.
4. Have the client swallow a small amount of liquid.
5. Employ a slight twisting motion on the tube - Answer-2, 3, 5, 1, 4
The nurse has delegated administration of tube feeding to a specially trained UAP.
What action should be taken by the nurse in regard to this delegation?1. Order the
equipment to give the feeding.
2. Check the tube for placement.
3. Set up the equipment and mix the feeding.
4. Regulate the rate of the feeding. - Answer-2
TEST BANK- QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The client is weighed each month while residing in the long-term care facility. This
month
the client weighs 110 lb (50 kg). The nurse compares this weight to the last 3
months' results and
discovers the client has lost 22 lb (10 kg). There has been no attempt to lose this
weight. How
should the nurse interpret this weight loss?
1. No malnutrition
2. Mild malnutrition
3. Moderate malnutrition
4. Severe malnutrition - Answer-2
The nurse is reviewing laboratory data for a client who is receiving total parenteral
nutrition. Which laboratory value should be immediately brought to the physician's
attention?
1. BUN of 60
2. Prealbumin of 15
3. Serum glucose of 328
4. Potassium of 3.5 - Answer-3
What nursing diagnosis is the most important for the nurse to include in the care plan
of a client who has just been started on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapy?
1. Risk for Infection
2. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements
3. Activity Intolerance
4. Fluid Volume Deficit - Answer-1
A client reports that an adolescent family member has started a vegan diet. Which
additions to meals should the nurse recommend to help ensure that the adolescent
does not become deficient in calcium? Select all that apply.
1. Tofu
2. Soybeans
3. Brewer's yeast
4. Raisins
5. Okra - Answer-1, 2, 4
During diet teaching with a client diagnosed with diabetes, the nurse should instruct
that the most prevalent monosaccharide is
1. fructose.
2. galactose.
3. corn syrup.
4. glucose. - Answer-4
, The nurse is instructing a client on foods that are considered complete proteins.
What will the nurse include in these instructions? Select all that apply.
1. Meat
2. Gelatin
3. Eggs
4. Chicken
5. Fish - Answer-1, 3, 4, 5
A client is diagnosed with an elevated cholesterol level. What should the nurse
instruct the client regarding foods to avoid? Select all that apply.
1. Fish
2. Milk
3. Liver
4. Chicken
5. Egg yolk - Answer-2, 3, 5
The nurse is planning an educational program for community members on ways to
improve nutritional intake. What information should the nurse include about
carbohydrate digestion and metabolism? Select all that apply.
1. Enzymes are needed to digest carbohydrates.
2. The breakdown of carbohydrates results in simple sugars.
3. Carbohydrates are a major source of body energy.
4. The simple sugar glucose provides a readily available source of energy.
5. Pancreatic amylase enhances the use of glucose by the body cells. - Answer-1, 2,
3, 4
Unlicensed assistive personnel are assigned the task of feeding breakfast to older
clients with alterations in mobility and orientation. What instruction should the nurse
include in this delegation?
1. Breakfast should be completed quickly so that baths may begin.
2. Give fluids before and after each bite of solid foods.
3. Stand to the left of right-handed clients during feeding.
4. Engage the client in conversation during the meal. - Answer-4
The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a client. In what order will the
nurse conduct the following steps?
1. Ask the client to tilt the head forward.
2. Insert the tube with its natural curve toward the client.
3. Ask the client to hyperextend the neck.
4. Have the client swallow a small amount of liquid.
5. Employ a slight twisting motion on the tube - Answer-2, 3, 5, 1, 4
The nurse has delegated administration of tube feeding to a specially trained UAP.
What action should be taken by the nurse in regard to this delegation?1. Order the
equipment to give the feeding.
2. Check the tube for placement.
3. Set up the equipment and mix the feeding.
4. Regulate the rate of the feeding. - Answer-2
