TEST BANK FOR BASIC
GERIATRIC NURSING, 8TH - 2023
ALL CHAPTERS
The nurse makes nutrition a focus in the care plan. Where does
nutrition play the most important role? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Sustained appetite
The nurse is explaining the activity recommendations from the
USDA's new MyPlate plan. What is the minimum amount of
moderate weekly exercise needed to balance nutritional intake? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>2 hours and 30 minutes
What are the elements that are found in food and necessary for
good health but that the body cannot make? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>essential nutrients
To demonstrate the energy-producing potential of different foods,
the nurse explains that 3 grams of lean meat produces 12 kcal/g,
whereas 3 grams of fish oil would produce: - CORRECT
ANSWER >>27 kcal/g
,What has replaced the USDA's Recommended Dietary Allowance
(RDA)? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)
How many kcal/g does 1 g of alcohol provide? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>7kcal/g
The nurse is educating a group of high school students regarding
nutrition. How should the nurse respond when the students ask
what occurs when protein, mineral, iron, and fat combine? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>Tissue is built and repaired
When reviewing a patient's dietary intake, the nurse recommends
that sugar consumption be reduced to the recommended daily
level. What is this level? - CORRECT ANSWER >>No more than
8% of total daily kilocalories
What is the body's storage form of carbohydrates, usually found
in the liver with some storage in the muscles? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>Glycogen
What is the term for stored fat that insulate the body and serves
as a cushion to protect organs? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Adipose tissue
,The nurse is providing information about high cholesterol levels.
What is the rationale for avoiding saturated fats? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>They increase blood cholesterol
When discussing the digestion and metabolism of fat, the nurse
tells the patient who has a history of cholecystitis and who is on a
low-fat diet that fat must be emulsified to digested. What is the
substance necessary for emulsification? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Bile
The body uses 22 common amino acids, but 9 of them be
obtained from protein in the diet and are considered - CORRECT
ANSWER >>essential
The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet. What
supplement will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid
a deficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER >>B12
A fit, young woman was at zero nitrogen balance. The nurse
discovers that this patient is now pregnant with her first child. For
what is this patient at risk? - CORRECT ANSWER >>anabolism
, The nurse explains that a patient with a heart problem should
follow a decreased sodium diet. What will this diet help reduce the
risk for or prevetn? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Heart attacks
The patient complains to the nurse that he feels terrible since he
has been taking several different kinds of vitamin preparations.
What should the nurse assess for indications of vitamin toxicity? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>Fatigue
The nurse cautions a patient with a pancreatic disorder that will
interfere with the digestion of fats and may lead to a clotting
disorder. What is the cause of these potential problems? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>Inability to use vitamin K
The home health nurse is caring for a patient that has undergone
removal of a part of the stomach. For what should the nurse
carefully assess this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Pernicious anemia
A patient taking a diuretic is assessed by the nurse as having an
erratic pulse and muscle weakness. What should the nurse
suspect is deficient? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Potassium
GERIATRIC NURSING, 8TH - 2023
ALL CHAPTERS
The nurse makes nutrition a focus in the care plan. Where does
nutrition play the most important role? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Sustained appetite
The nurse is explaining the activity recommendations from the
USDA's new MyPlate plan. What is the minimum amount of
moderate weekly exercise needed to balance nutritional intake? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>2 hours and 30 minutes
What are the elements that are found in food and necessary for
good health but that the body cannot make? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>essential nutrients
To demonstrate the energy-producing potential of different foods,
the nurse explains that 3 grams of lean meat produces 12 kcal/g,
whereas 3 grams of fish oil would produce: - CORRECT
ANSWER >>27 kcal/g
,What has replaced the USDA's Recommended Dietary Allowance
(RDA)? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)
How many kcal/g does 1 g of alcohol provide? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>7kcal/g
The nurse is educating a group of high school students regarding
nutrition. How should the nurse respond when the students ask
what occurs when protein, mineral, iron, and fat combine? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>Tissue is built and repaired
When reviewing a patient's dietary intake, the nurse recommends
that sugar consumption be reduced to the recommended daily
level. What is this level? - CORRECT ANSWER >>No more than
8% of total daily kilocalories
What is the body's storage form of carbohydrates, usually found
in the liver with some storage in the muscles? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>Glycogen
What is the term for stored fat that insulate the body and serves
as a cushion to protect organs? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Adipose tissue
,The nurse is providing information about high cholesterol levels.
What is the rationale for avoiding saturated fats? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>They increase blood cholesterol
When discussing the digestion and metabolism of fat, the nurse
tells the patient who has a history of cholecystitis and who is on a
low-fat diet that fat must be emulsified to digested. What is the
substance necessary for emulsification? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Bile
The body uses 22 common amino acids, but 9 of them be
obtained from protein in the diet and are considered - CORRECT
ANSWER >>essential
The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet. What
supplement will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid
a deficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER >>B12
A fit, young woman was at zero nitrogen balance. The nurse
discovers that this patient is now pregnant with her first child. For
what is this patient at risk? - CORRECT ANSWER >>anabolism
, The nurse explains that a patient with a heart problem should
follow a decreased sodium diet. What will this diet help reduce the
risk for or prevetn? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Heart attacks
The patient complains to the nurse that he feels terrible since he
has been taking several different kinds of vitamin preparations.
What should the nurse assess for indications of vitamin toxicity? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>Fatigue
The nurse cautions a patient with a pancreatic disorder that will
interfere with the digestion of fats and may lead to a clotting
disorder. What is the cause of these potential problems? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>Inability to use vitamin K
The home health nurse is caring for a patient that has undergone
removal of a part of the stomach. For what should the nurse
carefully assess this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Pernicious anemia
A patient taking a diuretic is assessed by the nurse as having an
erratic pulse and muscle weakness. What should the nurse
suspect is deficient? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Potassium
