Lutz's Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
A nurse knows that energy nutrients are measured in which of the
following ways? -
correct answer ✅kilocalories
p.4
A nurse is caring for a client with Crohn disease. The nurse notes
that the health-care provider has ordered the addition of omega-3
fatty acids to the diet and omega-3 fatty acid supplement to the
medication regimen. The nurse suspects the health-care provider is
applying which process to help this client minimize chronic
inflammation from the disease? -
correct answer ✅nutrigenomics
p. 5
Which is the main focus of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines? -
correct answer ✅overall eating patterns should be based on
personal and cultural choices
p.7
,Lutz's Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Which statement made to a nurse about food insecurity is
concerning? -
correct answer ✅We often eat at the local shelter when we can
rationale: food insecurity is the limited or uncertain availability of
nutritionally adequate and safe foods or doubtful ability to acquire
food, whether some of the time or always.
p. 9
In order to make suitable recommendations about nutritional
status, which criteria must the nurse gather during assessment
from a client diagnosed with diabetes? -
correct answer ✅reported dietary intake and physical examination
p. 12
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with diverticulitis. Which
question asked during nutritional assessment is most appropriate
for the nurse to ask? -
correct answer ✅What types of food do you consume regularly?
,Lutz's Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
*uncertain
A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the emergency
department (ED). When the nurse learns that the client is an
Alaskan native, which diagnosis of acculturation does the nurse
suspect? -
correct answer ✅Diabetes
p. 19
When taking care of a client with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS),
the nurse talks about new genetic knowledge that could
personalize nutrition prescriptions. The nurse does this to: -
correct answer ✅utilize nutrients properly
p.20
"new genetic knowledge offers the potential to personalize
nutrition prescriptions to avoid interactions between one's diet and
his or her genes, which can adversely affect the body's use of
nutrients"
, Lutz's Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
A nurse is leading a seminar with middle school students called
"Overeating: How to Prevent Negative Effects on the Body." Which
statement indicates that teaching has been successful? -
correct answer ✅My monosaccharide level is 8E. that is normal.
*uncertain but the other options are false
The nurse knows that the disaccharide maltose is found in which of
the following foods? -
correct answer ✅Infant formulas
p. 26
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with morbid obesity.
Which carbohydrate most likely contributed to the client's obesity?
-
correct answer ✅fructose
p. 25
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
A nurse knows that energy nutrients are measured in which of the
following ways? -
correct answer ✅kilocalories
p.4
A nurse is caring for a client with Crohn disease. The nurse notes
that the health-care provider has ordered the addition of omega-3
fatty acids to the diet and omega-3 fatty acid supplement to the
medication regimen. The nurse suspects the health-care provider is
applying which process to help this client minimize chronic
inflammation from the disease? -
correct answer ✅nutrigenomics
p. 5
Which is the main focus of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines? -
correct answer ✅overall eating patterns should be based on
personal and cultural choices
p.7
,Lutz's Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Which statement made to a nurse about food insecurity is
concerning? -
correct answer ✅We often eat at the local shelter when we can
rationale: food insecurity is the limited or uncertain availability of
nutritionally adequate and safe foods or doubtful ability to acquire
food, whether some of the time or always.
p. 9
In order to make suitable recommendations about nutritional
status, which criteria must the nurse gather during assessment
from a client diagnosed with diabetes? -
correct answer ✅reported dietary intake and physical examination
p. 12
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with diverticulitis. Which
question asked during nutritional assessment is most appropriate
for the nurse to ask? -
correct answer ✅What types of food do you consume regularly?
,Lutz's Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
*uncertain
A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the emergency
department (ED). When the nurse learns that the client is an
Alaskan native, which diagnosis of acculturation does the nurse
suspect? -
correct answer ✅Diabetes
p. 19
When taking care of a client with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS),
the nurse talks about new genetic knowledge that could
personalize nutrition prescriptions. The nurse does this to: -
correct answer ✅utilize nutrients properly
p.20
"new genetic knowledge offers the potential to personalize
nutrition prescriptions to avoid interactions between one's diet and
his or her genes, which can adversely affect the body's use of
nutrients"
, Lutz's Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
A nurse is leading a seminar with middle school students called
"Overeating: How to Prevent Negative Effects on the Body." Which
statement indicates that teaching has been successful? -
correct answer ✅My monosaccharide level is 8E. that is normal.
*uncertain but the other options are false
The nurse knows that the disaccharide maltose is found in which of
the following foods? -
correct answer ✅Infant formulas
p. 26
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with morbid obesity.
Which carbohydrate most likely contributed to the client's obesity?
-
correct answer ✅fructose
p. 25
