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NUR 220 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
Graded A+ 2025-2026
B. Instruct the client to tuck their chin when swallowing -Correct Answers ✔-A
nurse is caring for a client who is at high risk for aspiration. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Give the client thin liquids
B. Instruct the client to tuck their chin when swallowing
C. Have the client use a straw
D. Encourage the client to lie down and rest after meals
D. Carbohydrates -Correct Answers ✔-A nurse is preparing a presentation about
basic nutrients for a group of high school athletes. She should explain that which of
the following nutrients provides the body with the most energy?
A. Fat
B. Protein
C. Glycogen
D. Carbohydrates
C. Vanilla custard -Correct Answers ✔-A nurse is caring for a client who requires
a low-residue diet. The nurse should expect to see which of the following foods on
the client's meal tray?
A. Cooked barley
B. Pureed broccoli
C. Vanilla custard
D. Lentil soup
BMI = 31.25 obese -Correct Answers ✔-A nurse is caring for a client who weighs
80 kg (176 lbs) and is 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) tall. Calculate the BMI and determine
whether the client's BMI indicates a healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or
obese.
A. Older adults are more prone to dehydration than younger adults are.
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B. Older adults need the same amount of most vitamins and minerals as younger
adults do.
C. Many older men and women need calcium supplementation. -Correct Answers
✔-A nurse in a senior center is counseling a group of older adults about their
nutritional needs and considerations. Which of the following information should
the nurse include? (select all that apply)
A. Older adults are more prone to dehydration than younger adults are.
B. Older adults need the same amount of most vitamins and minerals as younger
adults do.
C. Many older men and women need calcium supplementation.
D. Older adults need more calories than they did when they were younger.
E. Older adults should consume a diet low in carbohydrates.
B. Sepsis
C. Hemorrhage
D. Skin breakdown -Correct Answers ✔-The nurse is caring for a client with
pneumonia, who has severe malnutrition. The nurse should assess the patient for
which of the following assessment findings? (select all that apply)
A. Heart disease
B. Sepsis
C. Hemorrhage
D. Skin breakdown
E. Diarrhea
A. Serum total protein
E. Serum BUN -Correct Answers ✔-The nurse is evaluating recent lab results for a
patient. Which labs are the best indicators for malnutrition? (select all that apply)
A. Serum total protein
B. Potassium
C. Lipids
D. Albumin
E. Serum BUN
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D. Stop feeding her -Correct Answers ✔-The nurse is caring for a client with
dysphagia and is feeding her a pureed chicken diet when she begins to choke. What
is the priority nursing intervention?
A. Suction her mouth and throat
B. Turn her on her side
C. Put on oxygen at 2 L nasal cannula
D. Stop feeding her
A. Have the patient turn on the left side and perform a Valsalva maneuver -Correct
Answers ✔-A client who is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) though a central
venous catheter (CVC) has an air embolus. What should be the nurse's priority
action?
A. Have the patient turn on the left side and perform a Valsalva maneuver
B. Clamp the intravenous (IV) tubing to prevent more air from entering the line
C. Have the patient take a deep breath and hold it
D. Notify the healthcare provider immediately
D. When 75% of the patient's nutritional needs are met by the tube feedings -
Correct Answers ✔-A patient is receiving both parenteral (PN) and enteral
nutrition (EN). When would the nurse collaborate with the health care provider and
request a discontinuation of parenteral nutrition?
A. When 25% of the patient's nutritional needs are met by the tube feedings
B. When bowel sounds return
C. When the central line has been in for 10 days
D. When 75% of the patient's nutritional needs are met by the tube feedings
C. Continue the feedings; this is normal gastric residual for this feeding -Correct
Answers ✔-A client is receiving an enteral feeding at 65 mL/hr. The gastric
residual volume in 4 hours was 125 mL. What is the priority nursing intervention?
A. Assess bowel sounds
B. Raise the head of the bed at least 45 degrees
C. Continue the feedings; this is normal gastric residual for this feeding
D. Hold the feeding until you talk to the primary care provider
NUR 220
NUR 220 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
Graded A+ 2025-2026
B. Instruct the client to tuck their chin when swallowing -Correct Answers ✔-A
nurse is caring for a client who is at high risk for aspiration. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Give the client thin liquids
B. Instruct the client to tuck their chin when swallowing
C. Have the client use a straw
D. Encourage the client to lie down and rest after meals
D. Carbohydrates -Correct Answers ✔-A nurse is preparing a presentation about
basic nutrients for a group of high school athletes. She should explain that which of
the following nutrients provides the body with the most energy?
A. Fat
B. Protein
C. Glycogen
D. Carbohydrates
C. Vanilla custard -Correct Answers ✔-A nurse is caring for a client who requires
a low-residue diet. The nurse should expect to see which of the following foods on
the client's meal tray?
A. Cooked barley
B. Pureed broccoli
C. Vanilla custard
D. Lentil soup
BMI = 31.25 obese -Correct Answers ✔-A nurse is caring for a client who weighs
80 kg (176 lbs) and is 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) tall. Calculate the BMI and determine
whether the client's BMI indicates a healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or
obese.
A. Older adults are more prone to dehydration than younger adults are.
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B. Older adults need the same amount of most vitamins and minerals as younger
adults do.
C. Many older men and women need calcium supplementation. -Correct Answers
✔-A nurse in a senior center is counseling a group of older adults about their
nutritional needs and considerations. Which of the following information should
the nurse include? (select all that apply)
A. Older adults are more prone to dehydration than younger adults are.
B. Older adults need the same amount of most vitamins and minerals as younger
adults do.
C. Many older men and women need calcium supplementation.
D. Older adults need more calories than they did when they were younger.
E. Older adults should consume a diet low in carbohydrates.
B. Sepsis
C. Hemorrhage
D. Skin breakdown -Correct Answers ✔-The nurse is caring for a client with
pneumonia, who has severe malnutrition. The nurse should assess the patient for
which of the following assessment findings? (select all that apply)
A. Heart disease
B. Sepsis
C. Hemorrhage
D. Skin breakdown
E. Diarrhea
A. Serum total protein
E. Serum BUN -Correct Answers ✔-The nurse is evaluating recent lab results for a
patient. Which labs are the best indicators for malnutrition? (select all that apply)
A. Serum total protein
B. Potassium
C. Lipids
D. Albumin
E. Serum BUN
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D. Stop feeding her -Correct Answers ✔-The nurse is caring for a client with
dysphagia and is feeding her a pureed chicken diet when she begins to choke. What
is the priority nursing intervention?
A. Suction her mouth and throat
B. Turn her on her side
C. Put on oxygen at 2 L nasal cannula
D. Stop feeding her
A. Have the patient turn on the left side and perform a Valsalva maneuver -Correct
Answers ✔-A client who is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) though a central
venous catheter (CVC) has an air embolus. What should be the nurse's priority
action?
A. Have the patient turn on the left side and perform a Valsalva maneuver
B. Clamp the intravenous (IV) tubing to prevent more air from entering the line
C. Have the patient take a deep breath and hold it
D. Notify the healthcare provider immediately
D. When 75% of the patient's nutritional needs are met by the tube feedings -
Correct Answers ✔-A patient is receiving both parenteral (PN) and enteral
nutrition (EN). When would the nurse collaborate with the health care provider and
request a discontinuation of parenteral nutrition?
A. When 25% of the patient's nutritional needs are met by the tube feedings
B. When bowel sounds return
C. When the central line has been in for 10 days
D. When 75% of the patient's nutritional needs are met by the tube feedings
C. Continue the feedings; this is normal gastric residual for this feeding -Correct
Answers ✔-A client is receiving an enteral feeding at 65 mL/hr. The gastric
residual volume in 4 hours was 125 mL. What is the priority nursing intervention?
A. Assess bowel sounds
B. Raise the head of the bed at least 45 degrees
C. Continue the feedings; this is normal gastric residual for this feeding
D. Hold the feeding until you talk to the primary care provider
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