Nutrition and Diet Therapy for Nurses, 2e (Tucker)
Chapter 1 Nursing and Nutrition Care
1.1 To understand nutrition as an aspect of total health care.
1) The nurse instructs an adult client about nutritional needs. Which client statement indicates
that teaching has been effective?
1. "A good diet is hard work."
2. "The nutrients I need come from foods."
3. "There are some insignificant nutrients that I don't really need."
4. "If I don't take a multi-vitamin supplement, I will be unable to meet all nutrition needs."
Answer: 2
Explanation: The nurse needs to understand the role of macro- and micronutrients in
maintaining health and preventing disease. A client who understands that nutrients come from
foods has beginning knowledge of nutrition. There are no insignificant nutrients, nor is a vitamin
supplement required for good health. A good diet should not be hard work; it can be
implemented with careful planning.
Nursing Process: Evaluation
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
2) A client believes that a good diet is the key to a long life. Which response should the nurse
make to this client?
1. "It is one aspect of healthy living."
2. "You are well on your way to a long life."
3. "A good diet is most important early in life."
4. "Good genes are a better predictor of long life."
Answer: 1
Explanation: Good nutrition promotes health and may prevent the onset of conditions like
cardiovascular disease, some forms of diabetes mellitus, and cancer. Other aspects may include
safety, interpersonal relations, coping mechanisms, etc. Good genes may play a role; however, a
client cannot ignore the role of nutrition in promoting a healthy life. A good diet is important
throughout the lifespan, and it is never too late to make changes. The nurse ignores teaching
opportunities when dismissing a client by suggesting that a long life is likely because of eating a
good diet.
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Applying
1
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, 3) A client who is obese tells the nurse that malnutrition is not a problem. What should the nurse
include when responding to this client?
1. This is correct information.
2. Nutrient deficiency is the best indicator of malnutrition.
3. A lot of research about malnutrition is being conducted.
4. Malnutrition can be an excess or deficiency of nutrients.
Answer: 4
Explanation: Malnutrition includes excess, deficient, or an imbalance of nutrients that lead to
disease states. The obese client may be malnourished. The client holds an incorrect assumption
about malnutrition. Research is being conducted about all nutrients, but that response is not
addressing the client's lack of knowledge.
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Applying
4) The nurse prepares nutritional information for a community fair. What should the nurse use as
a guide for the recommended intake of nutrients?
1. MyPlate
2. Food labels
3. Healthy People 2020
4. Dietary reference intakes
Answer: 4
Explanation: Dietary reference intakes (DRIs) are the standards used in the United States and
Canada for the recommended nutrient intake of the population. MyPlate was designed to help
nutrition planning by following the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans in providing a
pictorial guide to the amounts and kinds of foods that individuals should eat daily to maintain
health and to reduce the risk of developing nutrient-related conditions. A food label provides
nutrient information about the item within a particular package. Healthy People 2020 provides
the national objectives related to health and health promotion. A major subsection of Healthy
People 2020 is related to nutrition and weight status.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Applying
2
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Chapter 1 Nursing and Nutrition Care
1.1 To understand nutrition as an aspect of total health care.
1) The nurse instructs an adult client about nutritional needs. Which client statement indicates
that teaching has been effective?
1. "A good diet is hard work."
2. "The nutrients I need come from foods."
3. "There are some insignificant nutrients that I don't really need."
4. "If I don't take a multi-vitamin supplement, I will be unable to meet all nutrition needs."
Answer: 2
Explanation: The nurse needs to understand the role of macro- and micronutrients in
maintaining health and preventing disease. A client who understands that nutrients come from
foods has beginning knowledge of nutrition. There are no insignificant nutrients, nor is a vitamin
supplement required for good health. A good diet should not be hard work; it can be
implemented with careful planning.
Nursing Process: Evaluation
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
2) A client believes that a good diet is the key to a long life. Which response should the nurse
make to this client?
1. "It is one aspect of healthy living."
2. "You are well on your way to a long life."
3. "A good diet is most important early in life."
4. "Good genes are a better predictor of long life."
Answer: 1
Explanation: Good nutrition promotes health and may prevent the onset of conditions like
cardiovascular disease, some forms of diabetes mellitus, and cancer. Other aspects may include
safety, interpersonal relations, coping mechanisms, etc. Good genes may play a role; however, a
client cannot ignore the role of nutrition in promoting a healthy life. A good diet is important
throughout the lifespan, and it is never too late to make changes. The nurse ignores teaching
opportunities when dismissing a client by suggesting that a long life is likely because of eating a
good diet.
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Applying
1
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, 3) A client who is obese tells the nurse that malnutrition is not a problem. What should the nurse
include when responding to this client?
1. This is correct information.
2. Nutrient deficiency is the best indicator of malnutrition.
3. A lot of research about malnutrition is being conducted.
4. Malnutrition can be an excess or deficiency of nutrients.
Answer: 4
Explanation: Malnutrition includes excess, deficient, or an imbalance of nutrients that lead to
disease states. The obese client may be malnourished. The client holds an incorrect assumption
about malnutrition. Research is being conducted about all nutrients, but that response is not
addressing the client's lack of knowledge.
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Applying
4) The nurse prepares nutritional information for a community fair. What should the nurse use as
a guide for the recommended intake of nutrients?
1. MyPlate
2. Food labels
3. Healthy People 2020
4. Dietary reference intakes
Answer: 4
Explanation: Dietary reference intakes (DRIs) are the standards used in the United States and
Canada for the recommended nutrient intake of the population. MyPlate was designed to help
nutrition planning by following the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans in providing a
pictorial guide to the amounts and kinds of foods that individuals should eat daily to maintain
health and to reduce the risk of developing nutrient-related conditions. A food label provides
nutrient information about the item within a particular package. Healthy People 2020 provides
the national objectives related to health and health promotion. A major subsection of Healthy
People 2020 is related to nutrition and weight status.
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Applying
2
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