Chapter 08: Water and
Minerals
Grodner and Escott-Stump: Nutritional Foundations
and Clinical
Application: A Nursing Approach, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. If a woman who drinks a cup of decaffeinated coffee in the morning, a
cup of
fruit juice with lunch, 6 cups of water throughout the day and a cup of
tea at
bedtime, her fluid intake would be considered
a. dangerously low.
b. below optimal.
c. optimal.
d. too high.
ANS: C
This womans total fluid intake for the day is 9 cups, the recommended
amount
for women. Minimum fluid intake for health is around 4 cups; intake
below this
would be considered dangerously low. Fluid intake can be too high, but
the
DIF:Cognitive Level:
specific amount thatApplyingREFage
causes water intoxication is unknown.
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,MSC: Client Needs: Physiological integrity | Client Needs: Health
promotion and
maintenance
2. Having only softened tap water at home would be of most concern
to a(n)
a. pregnant woman.
b. full-time student who also works part-
time.
c.
elderly woman with osteoporosis.
d.
retired man with hypertension.
ANS: D
Softened water has relatively high levels of sodium, which
exacerbates
hypertension in salt-sensitive individuals. It is not ideal for anyone to
drink
, softened water on a regular basis, but it is of special concern for someone
with
hypertension. Someone who is retired is more likely to drink beverages
made
with tap water at home. An elderly woman with osteoporosis would
benefit from
the calcium in hard water, but this is less of a concern. A student who is
gone at
work or school most of the day would not consume much of the softened
DIF:Cognitive Level: ApplyingREFage
tap
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water. SodiumProcess:
TOP: Nursing intake isAssessment
not a specific concern
MSC: in Needs:
Client pregnancy.
Health
promotion and
maintenance
3. Interstitial fluid is the body
fluid
a. within the cells.
b. outside the cells.
c. between the cells.
d. in the bloodstream.
ANS: C
Interstitial fluid is the body fluid between the cells. The fluid within the
cells is
intracellular fluid; the fluid outside the cells is extracellular fluid; the fluid
in the
bloodstream is blood plasma.
Minerals
Grodner and Escott-Stump: Nutritional Foundations
and Clinical
Application: A Nursing Approach, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. If a woman who drinks a cup of decaffeinated coffee in the morning, a
cup of
fruit juice with lunch, 6 cups of water throughout the day and a cup of
tea at
bedtime, her fluid intake would be considered
a. dangerously low.
b. below optimal.
c. optimal.
d. too high.
ANS: C
This womans total fluid intake for the day is 9 cups, the recommended
amount
for women. Minimum fluid intake for health is around 4 cups; intake
below this
would be considered dangerously low. Fluid intake can be too high, but
the
DIF:Cognitive Level:
specific amount thatApplyingREFage
causes water intoxication is unknown.
130
TO P:Nu rs ing Pro ce ss : A ss e ss men t| Nu rs ing Pro ce ss :
Plann ing
,MSC: Client Needs: Physiological integrity | Client Needs: Health
promotion and
maintenance
2. Having only softened tap water at home would be of most concern
to a(n)
a. pregnant woman.
b. full-time student who also works part-
time.
c.
elderly woman with osteoporosis.
d.
retired man with hypertension.
ANS: D
Softened water has relatively high levels of sodium, which
exacerbates
hypertension in salt-sensitive individuals. It is not ideal for anyone to
drink
, softened water on a regular basis, but it is of special concern for someone
with
hypertension. Someone who is retired is more likely to drink beverages
made
with tap water at home. An elderly woman with osteoporosis would
benefit from
the calcium in hard water, but this is less of a concern. A student who is
gone at
work or school most of the day would not consume much of the softened
DIF:Cognitive Level: ApplyingREFage
tap
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water. SodiumProcess:
TOP: Nursing intake isAssessment
not a specific concern
MSC: in Needs:
Client pregnancy.
Health
promotion and
maintenance
3. Interstitial fluid is the body
fluid
a. within the cells.
b. outside the cells.
c. between the cells.
d. in the bloodstream.
ANS: C
Interstitial fluid is the body fluid between the cells. The fluid within the
cells is
intracellular fluid; the fluid outside the cells is extracellular fluid; the fluid
in the
bloodstream is blood plasma.
