NUTRITION FINAL REVIEW STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2022/2023
Nurse is preparing a meal plan for a client who will be assisted by a home health aide. What is the
overall goal of the nutrition therapy?
Maintain or restore maximal independent functioning
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?
Malnutrition is a greater threat than hypercholesteolemia
What are the approximate protein needs per day for an adult weighting 132 pounds (60 kg)?
48 g/ day
What can weight loss do for older people with OA?
It relieves symptoms in the weight bearing joints
What is the greatest know modifiable risk factor of OA of the knee?
overweight
Where is it recommended that older adults get their vitamin b12 from?
Fortified cereals
What are the key components in meeting quality of life standards among older adults who are residents
of long term care facilities?
Prevention of unintentional weight loss and pressure ulcers
Cheese fits into MYPLATE for older adults where?
,proteins
What is the primary goal of diet intervention for the elderly?
maintain quality of life
What is the AI for water for a 65 year old male?
3.7 L/ day
What are the recommended sources of magnesium for the elderly?
yogurt
Client is a 69 year old male who is moderately active. What is the recommended calorie per day intake?
2200 cal/ day
When should restrictive diets be used in long term care facilities?
When a significant improvement in health can be expected.
What is the recommended daily intake of fiber for this 55 year old female?
21 g/ day
What causes the body's need for vitamin D to increase over the age of 50 years?
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?
Fortified milk
What would be an important question to ask while screening an older person for nutritional risk?
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?
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?
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?
Inadequate food and fluid intake
How long is a 65 year old make approximately expected to live?
19.2 years
Which of the following is a risk factor for undernutrition among elderly population?
Eating alone
71 year old resident may give one reason for her current health status of malnutrition as?
" I just don't have an appetite"
What mandates the documentation of nutritional intake for the residents of long term care facilities?
Minimum Data Set (MDS)
Which lunch is best for a healthy 65 year old who live alone?
3 oz tuna on whole wheat bread, 1 medium apple, and 8 oz of 2 % milk
Which falls in the DRI for nutrients for elderly population?
potassium
2022/2023
Nurse is preparing a meal plan for a client who will be assisted by a home health aide. What is the
overall goal of the nutrition therapy?
Maintain or restore maximal independent functioning
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?
Malnutrition is a greater threat than hypercholesteolemia
What are the approximate protein needs per day for an adult weighting 132 pounds (60 kg)?
48 g/ day
What can weight loss do for older people with OA?
It relieves symptoms in the weight bearing joints
What is the greatest know modifiable risk factor of OA of the knee?
overweight
Where is it recommended that older adults get their vitamin b12 from?
Fortified cereals
What are the key components in meeting quality of life standards among older adults who are residents
of long term care facilities?
Prevention of unintentional weight loss and pressure ulcers
Cheese fits into MYPLATE for older adults where?
,proteins
What is the primary goal of diet intervention for the elderly?
maintain quality of life
What is the AI for water for a 65 year old male?
3.7 L/ day
What are the recommended sources of magnesium for the elderly?
yogurt
Client is a 69 year old male who is moderately active. What is the recommended calorie per day intake?
2200 cal/ day
When should restrictive diets be used in long term care facilities?
When a significant improvement in health can be expected.
What is the recommended daily intake of fiber for this 55 year old female?
21 g/ day
What causes the body's need for vitamin D to increase over the age of 50 years?
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?
Fortified milk
What would be an important question to ask while screening an older person for nutritional risk?
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?
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?
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?
Inadequate food and fluid intake
How long is a 65 year old make approximately expected to live?
19.2 years
Which of the following is a risk factor for undernutrition among elderly population?
Eating alone
71 year old resident may give one reason for her current health status of malnutrition as?
" I just don't have an appetite"
What mandates the documentation of nutritional intake for the residents of long term care facilities?
Minimum Data Set (MDS)
Which lunch is best for a healthy 65 year old who live alone?
3 oz tuna on whole wheat bread, 1 medium apple, and 8 oz of 2 % milk
Which falls in the DRI for nutrients for elderly population?
potassium
