RN NUTRITION EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
What is Pre-Albumin? -- Answer ✔✔ A sensitive measure used to assess critically ill
clients who are at risk for malnutrition.
Expected reference range for pre- albumin is 15-36
What do proteins contribute to? -- Answer ✔✔ the growth, maintenance, and repair of
body tissues
What are vitamins good for? -- Answer ✔✔ they are necessary for metabolism
What are minerals? -- Answer ✔✔ complete essential biochemical reactions in the body
(Ca, K, Na, Fe)
What are factors that affect food and nutrition? -- Answer ✔✔ - Religious and cultural
practices
- Financial issues
- Appetite
- Negative experiences
- Environmental factors
What is diabetic ketoacidosis? -- Answer ✔✔ Acute life threatening condition
characterized by uncontrolled high blood sugar ketones in the blood and urine
What is Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS)? -- Answer ✔✔ Acute life
threatening condition characterized by severe hyperglycemia (greater than 600 mg/dl)
with an absence of ketones
Sodium and potassium when a patient is in DKA -- Answer ✔✔ Na+ is below, within, or
above expected ranges
SOLUTIONS
What is Pre-Albumin? -- Answer ✔✔ A sensitive measure used to assess critically ill
clients who are at risk for malnutrition.
Expected reference range for pre- albumin is 15-36
What do proteins contribute to? -- Answer ✔✔ the growth, maintenance, and repair of
body tissues
What are vitamins good for? -- Answer ✔✔ they are necessary for metabolism
What are minerals? -- Answer ✔✔ complete essential biochemical reactions in the body
(Ca, K, Na, Fe)
What are factors that affect food and nutrition? -- Answer ✔✔ - Religious and cultural
practices
- Financial issues
- Appetite
- Negative experiences
- Environmental factors
What is diabetic ketoacidosis? -- Answer ✔✔ Acute life threatening condition
characterized by uncontrolled high blood sugar ketones in the blood and urine
What is Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS)? -- Answer ✔✔ Acute life
threatening condition characterized by severe hyperglycemia (greater than 600 mg/dl)
with an absence of ketones
Sodium and potassium when a patient is in DKA -- Answer ✔✔ Na+ is below, within, or
above expected ranges