JERSEY COLLEGE NUTRITION FINAL STUDY 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Along with weight reduction, what vitamins are recommended to help with bone health? -
(answer)Vitamin C
Loss of muscle mass can be halted or reversed with which of the following? - (answer)Strength gaining
exercises
A 79 year old client has been admitted to a long tern care facility that follows a liberal diet approach.
The client has a long history of high cholesterol and desire a low cholesterol diet. How might the nurse
respond? - (answer)Malnutrition is a greater threat than hypercholesteolemia
What is the greatest know modifiable risk factor of OA of the knee? - (answer)overweight
Where is it recommended that older adults get their vitamin b12 from? - (answer)Fortified cereals
What are the key components in meeting quality of life standards among older adults who are residents
of long term care facilities? - (answer)Prevention of unintentional weight loss and pressure ulcers
Cheese fits into MYPLATE for older adults where? - (answer)proteins
What is the primary goal of diet intervention for the elderly? - (answer)maintain quality of life
What is the AI for water for a 65 year old male? - (answer)3.7 L/ day
What are the recommended sources of magnesium for the elderly? - (answer)yogurt
What are the approximate protein needs per day for an adult weighting 132 pounds (60 kg)? -
(answer)48 g/ day
What can weight loss do for older people with OA? - (answer)It relieves symptoms in the weight bearing
joints
, JERSEY COLLEGE NUTRITION FINAL STUDY 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Client is a 69 year old male who is moderately active. What is the recommended calorie per day intake?
- (answer)2200 cal/ day
When should restrictive diets be used in long term care facilities? - (answer)When a significant
improvement in health can be expected.
What is the recommended daily intake of fiber for this 55 year old female? - (answer)21 g/ day
What causes the body's need for vitamin D to increase over the age of 50 years? - (answer)The ability to
synthesize vitamin D from sun light, which decreases with age.
What is a good source of the vitamin D needed by older adults? - (answer)Fortified milk
What would be an important question to ask while screening an older person for nutritional risk? -
(answer)About the use of three or more prescribed over the counter daily medications
What is one reason a person might have for not agreeing with the suggestion to lose weight? -
(answer)The client does not feel the need to make changes at this point in their life.
Which elderly clients would a restrictive diet be recommended for? - (answer)Those with ascites.
What could be a cause of the development of a ulcer on a sacrum of a 74 year old in a nursing home? -
(answer)Inadequate food and fluid intake
How long is a 65 year old make approximately expected to live? - (answer)19.2 years
Which of the following is a risk factor for undernutrition among elderly population? - (answer)Eating
alone
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Along with weight reduction, what vitamins are recommended to help with bone health? -
(answer)Vitamin C
Loss of muscle mass can be halted or reversed with which of the following? - (answer)Strength gaining
exercises
A 79 year old client has been admitted to a long tern care facility that follows a liberal diet approach.
The client has a long history of high cholesterol and desire a low cholesterol diet. How might the nurse
respond? - (answer)Malnutrition is a greater threat than hypercholesteolemia
What is the greatest know modifiable risk factor of OA of the knee? - (answer)overweight
Where is it recommended that older adults get their vitamin b12 from? - (answer)Fortified cereals
What are the key components in meeting quality of life standards among older adults who are residents
of long term care facilities? - (answer)Prevention of unintentional weight loss and pressure ulcers
Cheese fits into MYPLATE for older adults where? - (answer)proteins
What is the primary goal of diet intervention for the elderly? - (answer)maintain quality of life
What is the AI for water for a 65 year old male? - (answer)3.7 L/ day
What are the recommended sources of magnesium for the elderly? - (answer)yogurt
What are the approximate protein needs per day for an adult weighting 132 pounds (60 kg)? -
(answer)48 g/ day
What can weight loss do for older people with OA? - (answer)It relieves symptoms in the weight bearing
joints
, JERSEY COLLEGE NUTRITION FINAL STUDY 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Client is a 69 year old male who is moderately active. What is the recommended calorie per day intake?
- (answer)2200 cal/ day
When should restrictive diets be used in long term care facilities? - (answer)When a significant
improvement in health can be expected.
What is the recommended daily intake of fiber for this 55 year old female? - (answer)21 g/ day
What causes the body's need for vitamin D to increase over the age of 50 years? - (answer)The ability to
synthesize vitamin D from sun light, which decreases with age.
What is a good source of the vitamin D needed by older adults? - (answer)Fortified milk
What would be an important question to ask while screening an older person for nutritional risk? -
(answer)About the use of three or more prescribed over the counter daily medications
What is one reason a person might have for not agreeing with the suggestion to lose weight? -
(answer)The client does not feel the need to make changes at this point in their life.
Which elderly clients would a restrictive diet be recommended for? - (answer)Those with ascites.
What could be a cause of the development of a ulcer on a sacrum of a 74 year old in a nursing home? -
(answer)Inadequate food and fluid intake
How long is a 65 year old make approximately expected to live? - (answer)19.2 years
Which of the following is a risk factor for undernutrition among elderly population? - (answer)Eating
alone
