Nutrition NCLEX Style 2025/2026 Exam
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You are taking care of a patient with severe COPD. What type of diet would
best suit this patient's needs? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A patient who has COPD
will have difficulty breathing and the slightest activities can cause shortness
of breath. Therefore, the patient would need something that is very easy to
eat and requires minimal chewing. The best option here is pureed sweet
potatoes, ground turkey & gravy with mash potatoes.
A patient who has a colostomy is complaining about having excess gas.
You ask the patient to tell you what he has ate in the past 48 hours. Which
food would you suspect is causing the patient excessive gas? - 🧠 ANSWER
, ✔✔Cherries, Radishes, and Watermelon are gas causing foods and should
be decreased in consummation if a patient is experiencing excess gas.
A patient is diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure and must follow a
specific diet. Which spices are okay for the patient to use daily? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Patients with CHF should avoid excessive sodium. Ginger &
Bay Leaves are okay to use.
A patient with gout should follow what type of diet - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Patients
with gout suffer from elevated uric acid levels which can cause a gout
attack. Therefore, they need to restrict from eating foods high in purine.
These foods usually include: anchovies, herring, mackerel, sardines,
scallops, glandular meats, wild game, goose, and sweetbreads.
The patient is on a low potassium diet that includes food such as
applesauce, green beans, cabbage, lettuce, grapes, and raspberries. What
type of patient would you expect to be on this type of diet? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Patient's with Addison disease secrete too much potassium so they
need to be on a low potassium diet.
Questions and Correct Answers | New
Update
You are taking care of a patient with severe COPD. What type of diet would
best suit this patient's needs? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A patient who has COPD
will have difficulty breathing and the slightest activities can cause shortness
of breath. Therefore, the patient would need something that is very easy to
eat and requires minimal chewing. The best option here is pureed sweet
potatoes, ground turkey & gravy with mash potatoes.
A patient who has a colostomy is complaining about having excess gas.
You ask the patient to tell you what he has ate in the past 48 hours. Which
food would you suspect is causing the patient excessive gas? - 🧠 ANSWER
, ✔✔Cherries, Radishes, and Watermelon are gas causing foods and should
be decreased in consummation if a patient is experiencing excess gas.
A patient is diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure and must follow a
specific diet. Which spices are okay for the patient to use daily? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Patients with CHF should avoid excessive sodium. Ginger &
Bay Leaves are okay to use.
A patient with gout should follow what type of diet - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Patients
with gout suffer from elevated uric acid levels which can cause a gout
attack. Therefore, they need to restrict from eating foods high in purine.
These foods usually include: anchovies, herring, mackerel, sardines,
scallops, glandular meats, wild game, goose, and sweetbreads.
The patient is on a low potassium diet that includes food such as
applesauce, green beans, cabbage, lettuce, grapes, and raspberries. What
type of patient would you expect to be on this type of diet? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Patient's with Addison disease secrete too much potassium so they
need to be on a low potassium diet.
