WGU NUTRITION- ENERGY BALANCE
EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS
What component would the nurse monitor when calculating the total energy expenditure needs
to help the patient maintain a healthy weight? - correct answer ✔✔Physical activity, thermal
effects of blood, basal energy expenditure
What person has a higher basal metabolic rate a 56 yo with a fever or a 47 yo with renal
disease? - correct answer ✔✔The 47 yo with renal disease because this disease increases the
metabolic work of the body
What food items are both energy and nutrient dense? - correct answer ✔✔Avocado, sunflower
seeds
Which body compartment category is measured in body composition analysis? - correct answer
✔✔Fat, bone, water, muscle mass
The nurse is screening a newborn for congenital hypothyroidism. Which factors are linked to this
altered metabolic condition? - correct answer ✔✔Gestational age, low birth weight
Define basal energy expenditure - correct answer ✔✔The amount of energy in kcal needed by
the body for the maintenance of life when a person is at complete digestive, physical, mental,
thermal, and emotional rest
In a well nourished person which anatomical structure holds a 12-48 hour reserve of glycogen (a
source of stored energy)? - correct answer ✔✔Muscle, liver
EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS
What component would the nurse monitor when calculating the total energy expenditure needs
to help the patient maintain a healthy weight? - correct answer ✔✔Physical activity, thermal
effects of blood, basal energy expenditure
What person has a higher basal metabolic rate a 56 yo with a fever or a 47 yo with renal
disease? - correct answer ✔✔The 47 yo with renal disease because this disease increases the
metabolic work of the body
What food items are both energy and nutrient dense? - correct answer ✔✔Avocado, sunflower
seeds
Which body compartment category is measured in body composition analysis? - correct answer
✔✔Fat, bone, water, muscle mass
The nurse is screening a newborn for congenital hypothyroidism. Which factors are linked to this
altered metabolic condition? - correct answer ✔✔Gestational age, low birth weight
Define basal energy expenditure - correct answer ✔✔The amount of energy in kcal needed by
the body for the maintenance of life when a person is at complete digestive, physical, mental,
thermal, and emotional rest
In a well nourished person which anatomical structure holds a 12-48 hour reserve of glycogen (a
source of stored energy)? - correct answer ✔✔Muscle, liver
