A college football player has been hospitalized with knee
surgery. When discussing dietary choices, what nutrient would
the nurse encourage increasing to promote muscle healing?
A. Carbohydrates
B. Fats
C. Protein
D. Grains Correct Answers C. Protein
A middle aged patient is admitted to the observation unit with
right lower quadrant pain. The patient has not kept down any
food or drink for 24 hours. The patient's temperature is 38.6 °C
orally (101.5 °F). The patient describes the pain as "achy with
periods of sharp, stabbing sensations." What would be the most
appropriate nutritional nursing diagnosis for a patient with these
assessment data?
A. Deficient knowledge related to disease process
B. Potential for malnutrition (deficit) related to an inability to
tolerate food
C. Pain related to an inability to tolerate food
D. Fluid volume less than body requirements related to an
inability to tolerate fluids Correct Answers D. Fluid volume
less than body requirements related to an inability to tolerate
fluids
A nurse is admitting a patient, having completed the health
history, and is now doing a physical assessment. The physical
assessment will provide what type of data?
A. Objective
B. Patient centered
, C. Unconfirmed
D. Subjective Correct Answers A. Objective
A nurse is assessing a patient and collecting only the most
important information. What type of assessment is the nurse
doing?
A. Comprehensive
B. Emergency
C. Functional
D. Focused Correct Answers B. Emergency
A nursing instructor is discussing mental health assessment with
a class of nursing students. While reviewing risk factors for
mental illness, what would the instructor be sure to identify as a
factor that cannot be changed?
A. Occupation
B. Support systems
C. Environment
D. Age Correct Answers D. Age
A patient arrives at the emergency department by ambulance
after an accident while playing softball. The patient's left leg is
swollen and deformed. The patient describes the pain as a 9 on a
10-point scale. When the nurse assesses the patient's blood
pressure, what would the nurse expect to find?
A. The blood pressure is within normal limits.
B. The blood pressure is elevated.
C. There would be no need to assess the blood pressure.
D. The blood pressure is lower than normal. Correct Answers
B. The blood pressure is elevated.