NUR 215 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔source of sodium diet - ✔✔-canned foods
-tomatoes
-cheese
-ham
-bacon
-salty foods
✔✔Calcium sources - ✔✔-Dairy products
-broccoli
-green leafy vegetables
-sardines
✔✔Fat-soluble vitamins - ✔✔A, D, E, & K
✔✔Fat-soluble vitamins may - ✔✔build up in body and cause toxicity
✔✔Vitamin K: - ✔✔helps with blood clotting and bone development
✔✔Water-soluble vitamins - ✔✔B-complex vitamins & C
✔✔Vitamin C: - ✔✔water soluble vitamin
helps with immune function
✔✔Water-soluble vitamins are excreted - ✔✔Excreted in the urine and thus toxicity is
rare
✔✔Clear liquids - ✔✔broth
popsicles
gelatin
, coffee/tea
apple or grape juice, etc.
✔✔Full liquids - ✔✔clear liquids plus milk,
pudding,
yogurt, etc.
✔✔Hypoglycemia: - ✔✔blood glucose < 70
✔✔what is hypoglycemia usually caused by - ✔✔insufficient food intake
✔✔Priority nursing intervention for hypoglycemia - ✔✔make sure patient eats ASAP
✔✔Pre-albumin: - ✔✔shows signs of malnutrition (before albumin may)
✔✔· Nursing interventions to promote adequate nutrition, independence, and safety
with visual impairments - ✔✔use clock pattern to help patient locate different food on
tray
✔✔· Nursing interventions to promote adequate nutrition, independence, and safety
with dysphagia - ✔✔thicken liquids, position upright for meals, do not rush meals
✔✔· Considerations for older adults nutrition - ✔✔Typically have slower metabolic rate,
require fewer calories, and have a decreased thirst sensation (increased risk for
dehydration)
✔✔· Nausea - nonpharmacological interventions - ✔✔-Offer small, frequent bland meals
or snacks
-Immediately remove any food from the room if the patient can't or won't eat
-Encourage sips of water and ice chips for comfort
-Sit upright for 30-45 minutes after meals
✔✔Excessive loose stools may cause ____ and _____ - ✔✔dehydration and
hypotension
✔✔nursing intervention for loose stools (diarrhea) - ✔✔-Check vitals if patient reports
weakness or lightheadedness
-Check vitals ASAP to identify & treat hypotension (prevent falls!)
✔✔Dyspnea- priority intervention - ✔✔raise head of bed
✔✔Signs of respiratory distress - ✔✔-Nasal flaring
-Accessory muscle use
-Tachypnea at rest (tachypnea with exercise is normal!)
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔source of sodium diet - ✔✔-canned foods
-tomatoes
-cheese
-ham
-bacon
-salty foods
✔✔Calcium sources - ✔✔-Dairy products
-broccoli
-green leafy vegetables
-sardines
✔✔Fat-soluble vitamins - ✔✔A, D, E, & K
✔✔Fat-soluble vitamins may - ✔✔build up in body and cause toxicity
✔✔Vitamin K: - ✔✔helps with blood clotting and bone development
✔✔Water-soluble vitamins - ✔✔B-complex vitamins & C
✔✔Vitamin C: - ✔✔water soluble vitamin
helps with immune function
✔✔Water-soluble vitamins are excreted - ✔✔Excreted in the urine and thus toxicity is
rare
✔✔Clear liquids - ✔✔broth
popsicles
gelatin
, coffee/tea
apple or grape juice, etc.
✔✔Full liquids - ✔✔clear liquids plus milk,
pudding,
yogurt, etc.
✔✔Hypoglycemia: - ✔✔blood glucose < 70
✔✔what is hypoglycemia usually caused by - ✔✔insufficient food intake
✔✔Priority nursing intervention for hypoglycemia - ✔✔make sure patient eats ASAP
✔✔Pre-albumin: - ✔✔shows signs of malnutrition (before albumin may)
✔✔· Nursing interventions to promote adequate nutrition, independence, and safety
with visual impairments - ✔✔use clock pattern to help patient locate different food on
tray
✔✔· Nursing interventions to promote adequate nutrition, independence, and safety
with dysphagia - ✔✔thicken liquids, position upright for meals, do not rush meals
✔✔· Considerations for older adults nutrition - ✔✔Typically have slower metabolic rate,
require fewer calories, and have a decreased thirst sensation (increased risk for
dehydration)
✔✔· Nausea - nonpharmacological interventions - ✔✔-Offer small, frequent bland meals
or snacks
-Immediately remove any food from the room if the patient can't or won't eat
-Encourage sips of water and ice chips for comfort
-Sit upright for 30-45 minutes after meals
✔✔Excessive loose stools may cause ____ and _____ - ✔✔dehydration and
hypotension
✔✔nursing intervention for loose stools (diarrhea) - ✔✔-Check vitals if patient reports
weakness or lightheadedness
-Check vitals ASAP to identify & treat hypotension (prevent falls!)
✔✔Dyspnea- priority intervention - ✔✔raise head of bed
✔✔Signs of respiratory distress - ✔✔-Nasal flaring
-Accessory muscle use
-Tachypnea at rest (tachypnea with exercise is normal!)
