NURS 6001 Midterm Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
Nutritional Assessment —Answer: History of food intake
Weight/height calculations
Laboratory data
Use of nutritional tools when indicated
Lifespan Considerations
Pregnant Women —Answer: Pre-pregnancy BMI
If low BMI and/or weight gain, low birth weight, early birth
If high BMI and/or weight gain, high birth weight, later birth
Lifespan Considerations
Infants, Children, and Adolescents —Answer: Use growth chart
At increased risk if height <10%, weight < 15% or > 85%
Lifespan Considerations
Older Adults —Answer: Unintentional weight loss, increases death rate
Lifespan Considerations
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,Cultural Considerations —Answer: Different food beliefs
Complete Nutrition Screening —Answer: Risk assessment
Focused history
Comprehensive nutritional history
Physical Exam
Measurements
Lab values (albumin, prealbumin)
Nutrition:
Subjective Data Collection —Answer: Medical history (any eating disorders)
Weight history (weight loss/gain)
Appetite or taste changes
GI symptoms
Food allergies or intolerances
Family history
Food/Fluid intake patterns
Habits/Cooking ability
Medications/Supplements (schedule, adverse effects, alcohol/drug use)
Nutrition:
Objective Data Collection —Answer: Body type
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,General appearance
Swallowing
Elimination
BMI
Weight (stable or changing)
Body measurements (waist, waist to hip, skin fold)
Derived measurements
Comprehensive Nutritional Hisotry —Answer: Food record (calorie count)
24 hour recall
3-day food diary
Food-frequency questionaire
Direct observation
Nutrition:
Common Labs —Answer: -Serum protein (albumin low=malnutrition, leads to edema in
extreme cases)
-HGB/HCT (poor iron intake, bleeding, fluid excess, B12)
-Lymphocyte count (inflammatory response to malnutrition)
-Creatinine excretion (reflects muscle mass)
-Nitrogen balance (total protein mass)
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, -Skin testing
-Lipid measurements (cholesterol, HDL=good, LDL=bad)
Nutrition:
Nursing Diagnosis —Answer: Risk of excess fluid volume (rare)
Risk for deficient fluid volume (common)
Deficient knowledge
Enteral Nutrition —Answer: through mouth and stomach
NG tube
Parenteral Nutrition —Answer: Into the vascular system
TPN
Body Fluids
(primarily water) —Answer: -Transporting nutrients/waste from cells
-Transporting hormones, enzymes, blood platelets and red/white blood cells
-Facilitating cellular metabolism and proper cellular chemical functioning
-Acts as solvent for electrolytes/nonelectrolytes
-Maintain body temperature
-Facilitates digestion/eliminations
-Lubricant
Intracellular Fluid (ICF) —Answer: Within cells (70%)
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Answers)
Nutritional Assessment —Answer: History of food intake
Weight/height calculations
Laboratory data
Use of nutritional tools when indicated
Lifespan Considerations
Pregnant Women —Answer: Pre-pregnancy BMI
If low BMI and/or weight gain, low birth weight, early birth
If high BMI and/or weight gain, high birth weight, later birth
Lifespan Considerations
Infants, Children, and Adolescents —Answer: Use growth chart
At increased risk if height <10%, weight < 15% or > 85%
Lifespan Considerations
Older Adults —Answer: Unintentional weight loss, increases death rate
Lifespan Considerations
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,Cultural Considerations —Answer: Different food beliefs
Complete Nutrition Screening —Answer: Risk assessment
Focused history
Comprehensive nutritional history
Physical Exam
Measurements
Lab values (albumin, prealbumin)
Nutrition:
Subjective Data Collection —Answer: Medical history (any eating disorders)
Weight history (weight loss/gain)
Appetite or taste changes
GI symptoms
Food allergies or intolerances
Family history
Food/Fluid intake patterns
Habits/Cooking ability
Medications/Supplements (schedule, adverse effects, alcohol/drug use)
Nutrition:
Objective Data Collection —Answer: Body type
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,General appearance
Swallowing
Elimination
BMI
Weight (stable or changing)
Body measurements (waist, waist to hip, skin fold)
Derived measurements
Comprehensive Nutritional Hisotry —Answer: Food record (calorie count)
24 hour recall
3-day food diary
Food-frequency questionaire
Direct observation
Nutrition:
Common Labs —Answer: -Serum protein (albumin low=malnutrition, leads to edema in
extreme cases)
-HGB/HCT (poor iron intake, bleeding, fluid excess, B12)
-Lymphocyte count (inflammatory response to malnutrition)
-Creatinine excretion (reflects muscle mass)
-Nitrogen balance (total protein mass)
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, -Skin testing
-Lipid measurements (cholesterol, HDL=good, LDL=bad)
Nutrition:
Nursing Diagnosis —Answer: Risk of excess fluid volume (rare)
Risk for deficient fluid volume (common)
Deficient knowledge
Enteral Nutrition —Answer: through mouth and stomach
NG tube
Parenteral Nutrition —Answer: Into the vascular system
TPN
Body Fluids
(primarily water) —Answer: -Transporting nutrients/waste from cells
-Transporting hormones, enzymes, blood platelets and red/white blood cells
-Facilitating cellular metabolism and proper cellular chemical functioning
-Acts as solvent for electrolytes/nonelectrolytes
-Maintain body temperature
-Facilitates digestion/eliminations
-Lubricant
Intracellular Fluid (ICF) —Answer: Within cells (70%)
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