NUR 226 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A comprehensive nutritional assessment is a full assessment of a patient's nutritional
status and includes a ...... - Answer -dietary history, laboratory blood work,
anthropometric measurements, and additional physical assessments.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) defines healthy weight gain standards during
pregnancy and states that ________ lbs is normal for a healthy-weight patient. -
Answer -25 to 35
The nurse would remind older adult patients to get plenty of vitamin _______ and
_______ to prevent osteoporosis. - Answer -D; calcium
______ deficiency is important in preventing anemia. - Answer -Iron
Vitamin ___ is important in maintaining skin health - Answer -A
vitamin _____ is helpful in maintaining healthy gums. - Answer -C
Vitamin _____, or pyridoxine, helps in amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism,
neurotransmitter synthesis, and hemoglobin synthesis. - Answer -B6
Deficiency of vitamin B6 affects the synthesis of hemoglobin, resulting in ______
conjunctivae. - Answer -pale
Vitamin _____ helps regulate the sensory function of the peripheral nerves; therefore a
deficiency of this vitamin may cause peripheral neuropathy in the patient. - Answer -B6
Deficiency of niacin and riboflavin may cause __________ in the patient. - Answer -
cheilosis
Disorientation may occur because of the deficiency of vitamin _____. - Answer -B12
Deficiency of ____________- may cause red discoloration of the conjunctival layer in
the patient. - Answer -riboflavin
The normal range of HDL cholesterol in a male patient is ___ mg/dL or above with the
desirable level at ____ mg/dL or above. - Answer -40; 60
The _____________ assessment helps assess the nutritional status in older patients
who are in long-term care. - Answer -mini nutritional
The _____________ helps assess all the food and beverages consumed during a
typical 24-hour period. - Answer -24-hour recall
, The __________ screening tool helps assess malnutrition in adult acute care patients. -
Answer -malnutrition
The __________________________ helps assess the intake of a variety of food groups
on a daily, weekly, or even longer basis. - Answer -food frequency questionnaire
Bleeding gums and splinter hemorrhages of the nails are signs of vitamin ___
deficiency. - Answer -C
Eczema indicates a ___________ deficiency. - Answer -linoleic acid
Bitot spots are foamy plaques on the corneas and occur from vitamin ____ deficiency. -
Answer -A
__________ are cholesterol deposits in the corner of the eyes from excessive serum
levels of LDLs or VLDLs - Answer -Xanthomas
_______ deficiency may cause blepharitis - Answer -Biotin
________ deficiency causes papillary atrophy in the patient. - Answer -Niacin
_________ deficiency causes hyporeflexia and peripheral neuropathy. - Answer -
Thiamine
_____________ ____________involves a group of risk factors that lead to the
occurrence of cardiovascular problems. - Answer -Metabolic syndrome
________ deficiency leads to pellagra, which refers to the occurrence of pigmented
lesions on the skin of a patient. - Answer -Niacin
________ occurs when there is a decrease in red blood cells - Answer -Anemia
Vitamin ____ deficiency may cause keratomalacia in the patient; it involves the drying
and clouding of the cornea. - Answer -A
Immigrants that come from countries with limited food supplies are at nutritional risk;
signs of malnutrition include: - Answer -- dental caries
- diarrhea
- osteomalacia
- lactose intolerance
The easiest and most popular method for obtaining information about dietary intake with
a patient is the __________ _______. The nurse records everything that the patient has
eaten for the past 24 hours. - Answer -24-hour recall
A comprehensive nutritional assessment is a full assessment of a patient's nutritional
status and includes a ...... - Answer -dietary history, laboratory blood work,
anthropometric measurements, and additional physical assessments.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) defines healthy weight gain standards during
pregnancy and states that ________ lbs is normal for a healthy-weight patient. -
Answer -25 to 35
The nurse would remind older adult patients to get plenty of vitamin _______ and
_______ to prevent osteoporosis. - Answer -D; calcium
______ deficiency is important in preventing anemia. - Answer -Iron
Vitamin ___ is important in maintaining skin health - Answer -A
vitamin _____ is helpful in maintaining healthy gums. - Answer -C
Vitamin _____, or pyridoxine, helps in amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism,
neurotransmitter synthesis, and hemoglobin synthesis. - Answer -B6
Deficiency of vitamin B6 affects the synthesis of hemoglobin, resulting in ______
conjunctivae. - Answer -pale
Vitamin _____ helps regulate the sensory function of the peripheral nerves; therefore a
deficiency of this vitamin may cause peripheral neuropathy in the patient. - Answer -B6
Deficiency of niacin and riboflavin may cause __________ in the patient. - Answer -
cheilosis
Disorientation may occur because of the deficiency of vitamin _____. - Answer -B12
Deficiency of ____________- may cause red discoloration of the conjunctival layer in
the patient. - Answer -riboflavin
The normal range of HDL cholesterol in a male patient is ___ mg/dL or above with the
desirable level at ____ mg/dL or above. - Answer -40; 60
The _____________ assessment helps assess the nutritional status in older patients
who are in long-term care. - Answer -mini nutritional
The _____________ helps assess all the food and beverages consumed during a
typical 24-hour period. - Answer -24-hour recall
, The __________ screening tool helps assess malnutrition in adult acute care patients. -
Answer -malnutrition
The __________________________ helps assess the intake of a variety of food groups
on a daily, weekly, or even longer basis. - Answer -food frequency questionnaire
Bleeding gums and splinter hemorrhages of the nails are signs of vitamin ___
deficiency. - Answer -C
Eczema indicates a ___________ deficiency. - Answer -linoleic acid
Bitot spots are foamy plaques on the corneas and occur from vitamin ____ deficiency. -
Answer -A
__________ are cholesterol deposits in the corner of the eyes from excessive serum
levels of LDLs or VLDLs - Answer -Xanthomas
_______ deficiency may cause blepharitis - Answer -Biotin
________ deficiency causes papillary atrophy in the patient. - Answer -Niacin
_________ deficiency causes hyporeflexia and peripheral neuropathy. - Answer -
Thiamine
_____________ ____________involves a group of risk factors that lead to the
occurrence of cardiovascular problems. - Answer -Metabolic syndrome
________ deficiency leads to pellagra, which refers to the occurrence of pigmented
lesions on the skin of a patient. - Answer -Niacin
________ occurs when there is a decrease in red blood cells - Answer -Anemia
Vitamin ____ deficiency may cause keratomalacia in the patient; it involves the drying
and clouding of the cornea. - Answer -A
Immigrants that come from countries with limited food supplies are at nutritional risk;
signs of malnutrition include: - Answer -- dental caries
- diarrhea
- osteomalacia
- lactose intolerance
The easiest and most popular method for obtaining information about dietary intake with
a patient is the __________ _______. The nurse records everything that the patient has
eaten for the past 24 hours. - Answer -24-hour recall
