BSN 225 Malnurition Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Latest Update 2025
Question 1 of 5
Which component is a key element of a full nutritional nursing assessment?
Complete health history
Neurologic assessment
Home medication review
Range-of-motion assessment - Answers Complete health history
A complete health history provides essential information about dietary habits.
Question 2 of 5
Which question would a nurse most likely use to gather information about a patient's body self-esteem?
"What is your typical diet for a day?"
"How often do you weigh yourself?"
"Have you noticed any changes in appetite or food intake?"
"While eating, do you experience any difficulty chewing or swallowing?" - Answers "How often do you
weigh yourself?"
Asking how often a patient weighs him- or herself can provide information about how the patient views
his or her body and is associated with assessment of body self-esteem.
Question 3 of 5
Which statement describes the main disadvantage of using the 24-hour recall method to assess a
patient's dietary history?
The method involves every member of the family.
The large quantity of data collected is difficult to process.
The patient's recall may not reflect food consumption for a typical day.
Patients usually do not want to share the last 24 hours of food intake. - Answers The patient's recall may
not reflect food consumption for a typical day.
Data about a 24-hour period may not accurately reflect a patient's dietary history because a patient's
eating habits can vary from day to day.
,Question 4 of 5
What statement describes the benefit of a food diary?
It provides data that covers weeks or months.
It is evaluated directly by the health care provider.
It is in a digital format that is easy to share with the health care team.
It provides a more complete and accurate display of a patient's dietary pattern. - Answers It provides a
more complete and accurate display of a patient's dietary pattern.
A food diary documents the patient's diet more completely and accurately than a 24-hour recall
assessment does.
Question 5 of 5
Which assessment techniques or tools would a nurse use to screen for malnutrition in an older adult?
Select all that apply.
24-hour recall
3-5 day food diary
DETERMINE screening
Assessment of body self-esteem
Mini Nutritional Assessment - Answers DETERMINE screening
The DETERMINE screening tool can be helpful in identifying malnutrition in older adults.
Mini Nutritional Assessment
The Mini Nutritional Assessment is a series of six questions used to determine risk for malnutrition in
older adults.
Question 1 of 3
Which measurements are included in infant anthropometric measurements?
Select all that apply.
Length
Weight
Body mass index (BMI)
, Head circumference
Height
Waist circumference - Answers Length
Weight
Head circumference
Question 2 of 3
Which physical factors are useful in determining potential health risks?
Select all that apply.
Waist circumference
Body fat percentage
Body shape
Body self-esteem
Food consumption - Answers Waist circumference
Higher waist circumference is associated with increased risk for heart disease and can be an indicator of
metabolic syndrome.
Body fat percentage
Body fat percentage is estimated by measuring skinfold thickness and is used to determine nutritional
status and health risk potential.
Body shape
Body shape studies have shown that different body shapes are associated with different potential health
risks.
Question 3 of 3
Which physical attributes are most important to assess during a nutritional assessment?
Feet, hands, and legs
Eyes, ears, and mouth
Skin, mouth, and dentition
Hair, legs, and arms - Answers Skin, mouth, and dentition
Question 1 of 5
Which component is a key element of a full nutritional nursing assessment?
Complete health history
Neurologic assessment
Home medication review
Range-of-motion assessment - Answers Complete health history
A complete health history provides essential information about dietary habits.
Question 2 of 5
Which question would a nurse most likely use to gather information about a patient's body self-esteem?
"What is your typical diet for a day?"
"How often do you weigh yourself?"
"Have you noticed any changes in appetite or food intake?"
"While eating, do you experience any difficulty chewing or swallowing?" - Answers "How often do you
weigh yourself?"
Asking how often a patient weighs him- or herself can provide information about how the patient views
his or her body and is associated with assessment of body self-esteem.
Question 3 of 5
Which statement describes the main disadvantage of using the 24-hour recall method to assess a
patient's dietary history?
The method involves every member of the family.
The large quantity of data collected is difficult to process.
The patient's recall may not reflect food consumption for a typical day.
Patients usually do not want to share the last 24 hours of food intake. - Answers The patient's recall may
not reflect food consumption for a typical day.
Data about a 24-hour period may not accurately reflect a patient's dietary history because a patient's
eating habits can vary from day to day.
,Question 4 of 5
What statement describes the benefit of a food diary?
It provides data that covers weeks or months.
It is evaluated directly by the health care provider.
It is in a digital format that is easy to share with the health care team.
It provides a more complete and accurate display of a patient's dietary pattern. - Answers It provides a
more complete and accurate display of a patient's dietary pattern.
A food diary documents the patient's diet more completely and accurately than a 24-hour recall
assessment does.
Question 5 of 5
Which assessment techniques or tools would a nurse use to screen for malnutrition in an older adult?
Select all that apply.
24-hour recall
3-5 day food diary
DETERMINE screening
Assessment of body self-esteem
Mini Nutritional Assessment - Answers DETERMINE screening
The DETERMINE screening tool can be helpful in identifying malnutrition in older adults.
Mini Nutritional Assessment
The Mini Nutritional Assessment is a series of six questions used to determine risk for malnutrition in
older adults.
Question 1 of 3
Which measurements are included in infant anthropometric measurements?
Select all that apply.
Length
Weight
Body mass index (BMI)
, Head circumference
Height
Waist circumference - Answers Length
Weight
Head circumference
Question 2 of 3
Which physical factors are useful in determining potential health risks?
Select all that apply.
Waist circumference
Body fat percentage
Body shape
Body self-esteem
Food consumption - Answers Waist circumference
Higher waist circumference is associated with increased risk for heart disease and can be an indicator of
metabolic syndrome.
Body fat percentage
Body fat percentage is estimated by measuring skinfold thickness and is used to determine nutritional
status and health risk potential.
Body shape
Body shape studies have shown that different body shapes are associated with different potential health
risks.
Question 3 of 3
Which physical attributes are most important to assess during a nutritional assessment?
Feet, hands, and legs
Eyes, ears, and mouth
Skin, mouth, and dentition
Hair, legs, and arms - Answers Skin, mouth, and dentition
