Adaptive Quizzing Chapter 45 Nutrition
And The Nursing Process Questions
And Answers
What test should be performed to confirm the correct placement of a nasogastric (NG)
feeding tube before the start of feedings?
An x-ray study
Auscultation of the abdomen
Assessment of stomach content pH
Assessment of residual stomach contents - correct answers✔✔An x-ray study
The nurse has inserted a nasogastric tube into a patient. However, when the first
feeding is administered, the patient has pulmonary aspiration. Which action would have
prevented this complication?
Starting the enteral feeding at a slow rate
Administering a milk-based formula
Verifying the placement of the tube through x-ray
Auscultating the bowel sounds before feeding - correct answers✔✔Verifying the
placement of the tube through x-ray
What is the most important nursing intervention that the nurse should provide to a
patient who is diagnosed with ineffective coping related to improper nutrition?
Teaching the patient about dietary guidelines
Encouraging the patient to take a short afternoon nap
Using an active listening approach when talking with the patient
Encouraging the patient to contact a friend and take a walk every day - correct
answers✔✔Using an active listening approach when talking with the patient
A patient is on enteral feedings through a nasogastric tube. Which factors increase the
risk of aspiration in the patient? Select all that apply.
Coughing
Diarrhea
Lying flat
Administration of prokinetic drugs
Gastroesophageal reflux disease - correct answers✔✔Coughing
Lying Flat
, Gastroesophageal reflux disease
What does the nurse do when evaluating a patient who has been treated for
malnutrition? Select all that apply.
Determines the patient's nutritional energy needs.
Determines the patient's satisfaction with nutritional therapy.
Gathers data from the patient regarding nutritional practices.
Selects nursing interventions consistent with therapeutic diets.
Reassesses signs and symptoms associated with altered nutrition. - correct
answers✔✔Determines the patients satisfaction with nutritional practices
Reassesses signs and symptoms associated with altered nutrition
What is the body mass index (BMI) of a patient who is 90 kg (198.5lb) in weight and
2.0m (6.57 ft) tall? Record your answer up to one decimal place. ____ - correct
answers✔✔22.5
BMI equation - correct answers✔✔weight (kg) / height (m2)
A nurse must administer enteral feeding via nasoenteric tube to a patient. In what order
should the nurse perform the procedure?
-Identify the patient using two identifiers according to agency policy.
-Attach the syringe, and aspirate 5 mL of gastric contents.
-Monitor the intake and output every eight hours, and calculate daily totals every 24
hours.
-Obtain baseline weight and laboratory values to assess the nutritional status of the
patient. - correct answers✔✔Obtain baseline weight and laboratory values to assess
the nutritional status of the patient
Identify the patient using two identifiers according to agency policy
Attach the syringe, and aspirate 5 mL of gastric contents
Monitor the intake and output every eight hours, and calculate daily totals every 24
hours
Following cardiac surgery, a patient is kept on nothing by mouth for 3 days. What
should be the sequence of diet progression in this patient?
Full liquid
Low residue diet
Mechanical soft
Pureed diet
Clear liquid - correct answers✔✔Clear liquid
Full liquid
Pureed diet
Mechanical soft
Low residue diet
And The Nursing Process Questions
And Answers
What test should be performed to confirm the correct placement of a nasogastric (NG)
feeding tube before the start of feedings?
An x-ray study
Auscultation of the abdomen
Assessment of stomach content pH
Assessment of residual stomach contents - correct answers✔✔An x-ray study
The nurse has inserted a nasogastric tube into a patient. However, when the first
feeding is administered, the patient has pulmonary aspiration. Which action would have
prevented this complication?
Starting the enteral feeding at a slow rate
Administering a milk-based formula
Verifying the placement of the tube through x-ray
Auscultating the bowel sounds before feeding - correct answers✔✔Verifying the
placement of the tube through x-ray
What is the most important nursing intervention that the nurse should provide to a
patient who is diagnosed with ineffective coping related to improper nutrition?
Teaching the patient about dietary guidelines
Encouraging the patient to take a short afternoon nap
Using an active listening approach when talking with the patient
Encouraging the patient to contact a friend and take a walk every day - correct
answers✔✔Using an active listening approach when talking with the patient
A patient is on enteral feedings through a nasogastric tube. Which factors increase the
risk of aspiration in the patient? Select all that apply.
Coughing
Diarrhea
Lying flat
Administration of prokinetic drugs
Gastroesophageal reflux disease - correct answers✔✔Coughing
Lying Flat
, Gastroesophageal reflux disease
What does the nurse do when evaluating a patient who has been treated for
malnutrition? Select all that apply.
Determines the patient's nutritional energy needs.
Determines the patient's satisfaction with nutritional therapy.
Gathers data from the patient regarding nutritional practices.
Selects nursing interventions consistent with therapeutic diets.
Reassesses signs and symptoms associated with altered nutrition. - correct
answers✔✔Determines the patients satisfaction with nutritional practices
Reassesses signs and symptoms associated with altered nutrition
What is the body mass index (BMI) of a patient who is 90 kg (198.5lb) in weight and
2.0m (6.57 ft) tall? Record your answer up to one decimal place. ____ - correct
answers✔✔22.5
BMI equation - correct answers✔✔weight (kg) / height (m2)
A nurse must administer enteral feeding via nasoenteric tube to a patient. In what order
should the nurse perform the procedure?
-Identify the patient using two identifiers according to agency policy.
-Attach the syringe, and aspirate 5 mL of gastric contents.
-Monitor the intake and output every eight hours, and calculate daily totals every 24
hours.
-Obtain baseline weight and laboratory values to assess the nutritional status of the
patient. - correct answers✔✔Obtain baseline weight and laboratory values to assess
the nutritional status of the patient
Identify the patient using two identifiers according to agency policy
Attach the syringe, and aspirate 5 mL of gastric contents
Monitor the intake and output every eight hours, and calculate daily totals every 24
hours
Following cardiac surgery, a patient is kept on nothing by mouth for 3 days. What
should be the sequence of diet progression in this patient?
Full liquid
Low residue diet
Mechanical soft
Pureed diet
Clear liquid - correct answers✔✔Clear liquid
Full liquid
Pureed diet
Mechanical soft
Low residue diet
