VATI Comprehensive Predictor NCLEX Questions & Answers!!

(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are low in fiber and are easy to digest such as eggs, custard, yogurt and ripe bananas - NOTE Legumes such as lentils and black beans are high in fiber and are not considered low in residue. A RN is caring for a patient who weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall. Calculate the BMI and determine if the patients BMI indicates a healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or obese. - ANSWER_Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by 703 to get the BMI. BMI is 31 (obese) (Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A BMI of 25-29.9 indicates overweight. A BMI of 18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI. A BMI <18.5 indicates underweight. A RN admits a female patient who weighs 246 lbs with a height of 5 ft 4 in. Calculate the BMI of the female patient. - ANSWER_Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703 BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding car seat safety to the parent of a newborn. Which of the following instructions will the nurse include in the discharge teaching (SATA) A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat. B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle D. Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat F. Keep infants in rear-facing car seats until age 6 months G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr old or until the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the seat. - ANSWER_(A, C, E, G) A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car seat should never be in the front seat of a car due to the increased risk for injury from the air bags during a MVA.