NUR 3100 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A client is recovering from debridement of the right leg. A nurse encourages the client to
eat which food item that is naturally high in vitamin C to promote wound healing?
A. Milk
B.Chicken
C. Banana
D. Strawberries - Answer -D. Strawberries
The nurse is instructing a client with hyperkalemia on the importance of choosing foods
low in potassium. The nurse should teach the client to limit which of the following foods?
A. Grapes
B. Carrot
C. Green Beans
D. Lettuce - Answer -B. Carrot
The nurse is planning dietary education for a patient newly diagnosed with
hypertension. Which of the following below should be considered as a part of their
education related to nutritional limitations? STA
-Assess if the pt knows how to read a nutritional label
-Encourage pt to read the food labels looking for the level of sodium
-Explain that most food labels are the same - Answer --Assess if the pt knows how to
read a nutritional label
-Encourage pt to read the food labels looking for the level sodium
The nurse understands that an increase in a pt's BMI, can also increase the pt's risk of
which conditions? STA
-Increased LDL
-Increased albumin
-Decreased BP
-Development of atherosclerosis
-Increased BP
-Development of diabetes mellitus - Answer --Decreased BP
-Development of of atherosclerosis
-Increased BP
-Development of diabetes mellitus
The nurse is teaching a client who has iron-deficiency anemia about foods she should
include in her diet. The nurse determines that the client understands the dietary
instructions if she selects which of the following from her menu?
A. Nuts and fish
B. Oranges and dark leafy vegetables
C. Butter and margarine
D. Sugar and candy - Answer -B. Oranges and dark green leafy vegetables
, A postoperative client has been placed on a clear liquid diet. The nurse provides the
client with which items are allowed to be consumed on this diet?
A. Vegetable juices
B. Custard
C. Sherbert
D. Bullion (broth) - Answer -D. Bullion (broth)
A client who is recovering from surgery has been ordered a change from a clear liquid
diet to a full liquid diet. The nurse would offer which full liquid item to the client?
A. Popsicle
B. Carbonated beverages
C. Gelatin
D. Custard - Answer -D. Custard
You are caring for a patient who is severely malnourished. What would be the expected
assessment?
A. Clear colored urine
B. Lung sounds audible but diminished
C. Hypervigilant
D. Dry, thinning hair - Answer -D. Dry, thinning hair
To ensure the newly placed nasogastric tube is in the proper placement, the nurse
would expect what to be performed to determine its placement? - Answer -XRay
The nurse is giving dietary instructions to a client who is on a vegan diet. The nurse
provides dietary teaching focus on foods high in which vitamin that may be lacking in a
vegan diet?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin C - Answer -Vitamin D
You are performing an exam on a pt and noticed poor skin turgor, pt extremely fatigued,
with an inflamed tongue. The nurse notes this as a characteristic finding of?
A. Anorexia
B. Low albumin
C. Bulimia
D. Folate acid deficiency - Answer -D. Folate acid deficiency
What is the difference b/w parental nutrition and enteral nutrition? - Answer -The route
for which the nutrition is supplemented; parenteral via IV route and enteral nutrition
through nasogastric tube/ gastrostomy tube
The nurse received orders to remove the nasogastric tube. Which of the following
actions indicates a need for further education? STA
-Clearing the tube with water prior to removal
A client is recovering from debridement of the right leg. A nurse encourages the client to
eat which food item that is naturally high in vitamin C to promote wound healing?
A. Milk
B.Chicken
C. Banana
D. Strawberries - Answer -D. Strawberries
The nurse is instructing a client with hyperkalemia on the importance of choosing foods
low in potassium. The nurse should teach the client to limit which of the following foods?
A. Grapes
B. Carrot
C. Green Beans
D. Lettuce - Answer -B. Carrot
The nurse is planning dietary education for a patient newly diagnosed with
hypertension. Which of the following below should be considered as a part of their
education related to nutritional limitations? STA
-Assess if the pt knows how to read a nutritional label
-Encourage pt to read the food labels looking for the level of sodium
-Explain that most food labels are the same - Answer --Assess if the pt knows how to
read a nutritional label
-Encourage pt to read the food labels looking for the level sodium
The nurse understands that an increase in a pt's BMI, can also increase the pt's risk of
which conditions? STA
-Increased LDL
-Increased albumin
-Decreased BP
-Development of atherosclerosis
-Increased BP
-Development of diabetes mellitus - Answer --Decreased BP
-Development of of atherosclerosis
-Increased BP
-Development of diabetes mellitus
The nurse is teaching a client who has iron-deficiency anemia about foods she should
include in her diet. The nurse determines that the client understands the dietary
instructions if she selects which of the following from her menu?
A. Nuts and fish
B. Oranges and dark leafy vegetables
C. Butter and margarine
D. Sugar and candy - Answer -B. Oranges and dark green leafy vegetables
, A postoperative client has been placed on a clear liquid diet. The nurse provides the
client with which items are allowed to be consumed on this diet?
A. Vegetable juices
B. Custard
C. Sherbert
D. Bullion (broth) - Answer -D. Bullion (broth)
A client who is recovering from surgery has been ordered a change from a clear liquid
diet to a full liquid diet. The nurse would offer which full liquid item to the client?
A. Popsicle
B. Carbonated beverages
C. Gelatin
D. Custard - Answer -D. Custard
You are caring for a patient who is severely malnourished. What would be the expected
assessment?
A. Clear colored urine
B. Lung sounds audible but diminished
C. Hypervigilant
D. Dry, thinning hair - Answer -D. Dry, thinning hair
To ensure the newly placed nasogastric tube is in the proper placement, the nurse
would expect what to be performed to determine its placement? - Answer -XRay
The nurse is giving dietary instructions to a client who is on a vegan diet. The nurse
provides dietary teaching focus on foods high in which vitamin that may be lacking in a
vegan diet?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin C - Answer -Vitamin D
You are performing an exam on a pt and noticed poor skin turgor, pt extremely fatigued,
with an inflamed tongue. The nurse notes this as a characteristic finding of?
A. Anorexia
B. Low albumin
C. Bulimia
D. Folate acid deficiency - Answer -D. Folate acid deficiency
What is the difference b/w parental nutrition and enteral nutrition? - Answer -The route
for which the nutrition is supplemented; parenteral via IV route and enteral nutrition
through nasogastric tube/ gastrostomy tube
The nurse received orders to remove the nasogastric tube. Which of the following
actions indicates a need for further education? STA
-Clearing the tube with water prior to removal
