NUTRITION,FEEDIND,AND EATING
PRETEST/POSTTEST EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ACTUAL ANSWERS FROM A
VERIFIED SOURCE.
Which of the following strategies for enhancing the intake of healthful foods
is appropriate for an adolescent?
A) Encouraging the adolescent to consume snack foods with the grains
food group
B) Permitting the adolescent to skip breakfast to enhance appetite at later
meals
C) Making healthful food choices more convenient and available for the
adolescent
D) Allowing the adolescent complete autonomy in making food choices -
ANSWERS-Making the healthful food choices more convenient and
available for the adolescent
A patient has finished a 16-oz container of orange juice. The intake and
output sheet documents fluid in milliliters. Which of the following should the
nurse document as intake? - ANSWERS-1 fluid oz = 30 mL
16 fluid oz = 480 mL
, Telling the patient, for example, that the chicken is at 9 o'clock and the
broccoli is at 12 o'clock helps orient her to the items on the plate and thus
facilitates independence in eating.
A nurse is caring for a patient who has sustained a head injury and whose
level of consciousness fluctuates. The provider prescribes a full liquid diet
progressing to a pureed diet as tolerated. Before initiating feedings, it is
essential that this patient undergo which of the following?
A) Chest xray
B) Swallowing examination
C) Nasogastric tube insertion
D) Olfactory nerve evaluation - ANSWERS-Swallowing examination
Patients at high risk for aspiration include those with a decreased level of
consciousness. This patient has some periods of decreased alertness, thus
a swallowing examination is essential to determine his ability to ingest food
safely by mouth.
Which of the following is the primary purpose for asking a patient to keep a
3- to 7-day food diary?
A) To allow the patient to rely on health professionals to identify problem
areas
B) TO determine any changes in the patient's appetite
PRETEST/POSTTEST EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ACTUAL ANSWERS FROM A
VERIFIED SOURCE.
Which of the following strategies for enhancing the intake of healthful foods
is appropriate for an adolescent?
A) Encouraging the adolescent to consume snack foods with the grains
food group
B) Permitting the adolescent to skip breakfast to enhance appetite at later
meals
C) Making healthful food choices more convenient and available for the
adolescent
D) Allowing the adolescent complete autonomy in making food choices -
ANSWERS-Making the healthful food choices more convenient and
available for the adolescent
A patient has finished a 16-oz container of orange juice. The intake and
output sheet documents fluid in milliliters. Which of the following should the
nurse document as intake? - ANSWERS-1 fluid oz = 30 mL
16 fluid oz = 480 mL
, Telling the patient, for example, that the chicken is at 9 o'clock and the
broccoli is at 12 o'clock helps orient her to the items on the plate and thus
facilitates independence in eating.
A nurse is caring for a patient who has sustained a head injury and whose
level of consciousness fluctuates. The provider prescribes a full liquid diet
progressing to a pureed diet as tolerated. Before initiating feedings, it is
essential that this patient undergo which of the following?
A) Chest xray
B) Swallowing examination
C) Nasogastric tube insertion
D) Olfactory nerve evaluation - ANSWERS-Swallowing examination
Patients at high risk for aspiration include those with a decreased level of
consciousness. This patient has some periods of decreased alertness, thus
a swallowing examination is essential to determine his ability to ingest food
safely by mouth.
Which of the following is the primary purpose for asking a patient to keep a
3- to 7-day food diary?
A) To allow the patient to rely on health professionals to identify problem
areas
B) TO determine any changes in the patient's appetite
