Nutrition Chapter 13
Malnutrition:
a) occurs in 10-12% of hospital patients
b) is always a top priority in patient care
c) often increases overall patient care costs
d) frequently shortens hospital stays - Answer -c) often increases overall patient care costs
Medical nutrition therapy includes all of the following except:
a) performing nutrition assessments
b) diagnosing nutrition problems
c) developing nutrition care plans
d) writing a patient's diet order - Answer -d) writing a patient's diet order
The registered dietitian performs all of the following services except:
a) conducting nutrition assessments
b) planning and approving menus
c) diagnosing nutrition problems
d) changing a patient's diet order - Answer -d) changing a patient's diet order
A patient's diet order is prescribed by the:
a) registered dietitian
,b) physician
c) registered nurse
d) registered dietetic technician - Answer -b) physician
Which of the following is not one of the nurse's roles in nutrition care of a patient?
a) nutrition screening
b) encouraging patient to eat
c) answering questions about special diets
d) developing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition care plans - Answer -d) developing, implementing,
and evaluating nutrition care plans
A coordinated programs of treatments that merges the care plans of different health practitioners is a:
a) critical pathway
b) care map
c) clinical pathway
d) care plan - Answer -a) critical pathway
Which of the following health professionals does not assume a primary role for developing and
implementing nutrition care plans?
a) dietetic technician
b) dietitian
c) nurse
d) pharmacist - Answer -d) pharmacist
Which of the following is not a characteristic of nutrition screening?
a) accurate enough to identify nutrition risk
b) varies according to the health care facility
c) may lead to a referral for nutrition care
d) the first step in the nutrition care process - Answer -d) the first step in the nutrition care process
, Which of the following is not a criterion for identifying malnutrition risk?
a) depression
b) recent changes in appetite
c) medical diagnosis
d) gender - Answer -d) gender
Which of the following evaluates a person's risk of malnutrition by ranking key variables from the
medical history and physical examination?
a) subjective global assessment
b) integrated assessment
c) functional assessment
d) nutrition care plan - Answer -a) subjective global assessment
Which of the following nursing diagnoses has nutritional implications?
a) hyperthermia
b) self-esteem disturbance
c) impaired dentition
d) sleep pattern disturbance - Answer -c) impaired dentition
The medical history provides information about:
a) genetic susceptibility to diseases
b) living situation
c) recent food intake
d) financial concerns that may restrict access to food - Answer -a) genetic susceptibility to diseases
Obtaining an accurate account of a person's usual food intake is dependent upon all off the following
but:
a) the person's memory
Malnutrition:
a) occurs in 10-12% of hospital patients
b) is always a top priority in patient care
c) often increases overall patient care costs
d) frequently shortens hospital stays - Answer -c) often increases overall patient care costs
Medical nutrition therapy includes all of the following except:
a) performing nutrition assessments
b) diagnosing nutrition problems
c) developing nutrition care plans
d) writing a patient's diet order - Answer -d) writing a patient's diet order
The registered dietitian performs all of the following services except:
a) conducting nutrition assessments
b) planning and approving menus
c) diagnosing nutrition problems
d) changing a patient's diet order - Answer -d) changing a patient's diet order
A patient's diet order is prescribed by the:
a) registered dietitian
,b) physician
c) registered nurse
d) registered dietetic technician - Answer -b) physician
Which of the following is not one of the nurse's roles in nutrition care of a patient?
a) nutrition screening
b) encouraging patient to eat
c) answering questions about special diets
d) developing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition care plans - Answer -d) developing, implementing,
and evaluating nutrition care plans
A coordinated programs of treatments that merges the care plans of different health practitioners is a:
a) critical pathway
b) care map
c) clinical pathway
d) care plan - Answer -a) critical pathway
Which of the following health professionals does not assume a primary role for developing and
implementing nutrition care plans?
a) dietetic technician
b) dietitian
c) nurse
d) pharmacist - Answer -d) pharmacist
Which of the following is not a characteristic of nutrition screening?
a) accurate enough to identify nutrition risk
b) varies according to the health care facility
c) may lead to a referral for nutrition care
d) the first step in the nutrition care process - Answer -d) the first step in the nutrition care process
, Which of the following is not a criterion for identifying malnutrition risk?
a) depression
b) recent changes in appetite
c) medical diagnosis
d) gender - Answer -d) gender
Which of the following evaluates a person's risk of malnutrition by ranking key variables from the
medical history and physical examination?
a) subjective global assessment
b) integrated assessment
c) functional assessment
d) nutrition care plan - Answer -a) subjective global assessment
Which of the following nursing diagnoses has nutritional implications?
a) hyperthermia
b) self-esteem disturbance
c) impaired dentition
d) sleep pattern disturbance - Answer -c) impaired dentition
The medical history provides information about:
a) genetic susceptibility to diseases
b) living situation
c) recent food intake
d) financial concerns that may restrict access to food - Answer -a) genetic susceptibility to diseases
Obtaining an accurate account of a person's usual food intake is dependent upon all off the following
but:
a) the person's memory
