NSG 214: Quiz3,4 And 5 (Practice
Exam Questions and All Correct
Answers 2026 Updated.
A patient is asked to indicate on a form how many times he eats a specific food. This method
describes which of these tools for obtaining dietary information?
- Food-frequency questionnaire
- Calorie count
- Food diary
- 24-hour recall - Answer Food-frequency questionnaire
* On the food-frequency questionnaire the patient is asked to indicate on a form how many
times they eat a specific food.
Calorie count - documents nutrition consumed and/or infused during hospitalization
Food diaries - ask the individual or family to write down everything consumed for a certain
period of time.
24-hour recall - asks the patient or family member to recall everything eaten in the past 24
hours.
For the first time, the nurse is seeing a patient who has no history of nutrition-related problems.
Which activity should the initial nutritional screening include?
- Anthropometric measures
- Measurement of weight and weight history
- Complete physical examination
- Calorie count of nutrients - Answer Measurement of weight and weight history
* Nutritional screening includes measurement of weight and weight management.
Anthropometric measures and calorie count of nutrients - used for a more in-depth assessment
of individual nutrition status rather than the initial screening.
Complete physical examination - conducted after the initial screening is complete.
The nurse needs to palpate the temporomandibular joint for crepitation. Where is this joint
located?
- Just below the temporal artery and anterior to the mandible
- Just below the vagus nerve and posterior to the mandible
- Just below the hyoid bone and posterior to the tragus
, - Just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus - Answer Just below the temporal
artery and anterior to the tragus
* The TMJ is just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus.
The nurse notices that a patient's palpebral fissures are not symmetric. On examination, the
nurse may find that damage has occurred to which cranial nerve (CN)?
- XI
- VII
-V
- XII - Answer VII
* CN VII (Facial Nerve) is responsible for the movement to the face, scalp and cornea, including
the palpebral fissures.
XI (Spinal Accessory) - responsible for movement of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
muscles
V (Trigeminal Nerve) - responsible for the muscles of mastication and sensation to the face,
scalp, and cornea.
XII (Hypoglossal) - responsible for tongue mov't (swallowing & speech)
The nurse is performing a general survey. Which action is a component of the general survey?
- Observing the patient's body stature and nutritional status
- Observing specific body systems while performing the physical assessment
- Measuring the patient's temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
- Interpreting the subjective information the patient has reported - Answer Observing the
patient's body stature and nutritional status
* The general survey is a study of the whole person that includes observing the patient's
physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior.
Measuring the patient's vital signs (Temp, Pulse, Resp, and B/P) and observing specific body
systems while performing a physical assessment are part of the physical examination, not the
general survey.
Interpreting subjective data - not part of the general survey.
A middle aged patient is admitted to the observation unit with right lower quadrant pain. The
patient has not kept down any food or drink for 24 hours. The patient's temperature is 38.6 °C
orally (101.5 °F). The patient describes the pain as "achy with periods of sharp, stabbing
sensations." What would be the most appropriate nutritional nursing diagnosis for a patient
with these assessment data?
Exam Questions and All Correct
Answers 2026 Updated.
A patient is asked to indicate on a form how many times he eats a specific food. This method
describes which of these tools for obtaining dietary information?
- Food-frequency questionnaire
- Calorie count
- Food diary
- 24-hour recall - Answer Food-frequency questionnaire
* On the food-frequency questionnaire the patient is asked to indicate on a form how many
times they eat a specific food.
Calorie count - documents nutrition consumed and/or infused during hospitalization
Food diaries - ask the individual or family to write down everything consumed for a certain
period of time.
24-hour recall - asks the patient or family member to recall everything eaten in the past 24
hours.
For the first time, the nurse is seeing a patient who has no history of nutrition-related problems.
Which activity should the initial nutritional screening include?
- Anthropometric measures
- Measurement of weight and weight history
- Complete physical examination
- Calorie count of nutrients - Answer Measurement of weight and weight history
* Nutritional screening includes measurement of weight and weight management.
Anthropometric measures and calorie count of nutrients - used for a more in-depth assessment
of individual nutrition status rather than the initial screening.
Complete physical examination - conducted after the initial screening is complete.
The nurse needs to palpate the temporomandibular joint for crepitation. Where is this joint
located?
- Just below the temporal artery and anterior to the mandible
- Just below the vagus nerve and posterior to the mandible
- Just below the hyoid bone and posterior to the tragus
, - Just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus - Answer Just below the temporal
artery and anterior to the tragus
* The TMJ is just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus.
The nurse notices that a patient's palpebral fissures are not symmetric. On examination, the
nurse may find that damage has occurred to which cranial nerve (CN)?
- XI
- VII
-V
- XII - Answer VII
* CN VII (Facial Nerve) is responsible for the movement to the face, scalp and cornea, including
the palpebral fissures.
XI (Spinal Accessory) - responsible for movement of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
muscles
V (Trigeminal Nerve) - responsible for the muscles of mastication and sensation to the face,
scalp, and cornea.
XII (Hypoglossal) - responsible for tongue mov't (swallowing & speech)
The nurse is performing a general survey. Which action is a component of the general survey?
- Observing the patient's body stature and nutritional status
- Observing specific body systems while performing the physical assessment
- Measuring the patient's temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
- Interpreting the subjective information the patient has reported - Answer Observing the
patient's body stature and nutritional status
* The general survey is a study of the whole person that includes observing the patient's
physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior.
Measuring the patient's vital signs (Temp, Pulse, Resp, and B/P) and observing specific body
systems while performing a physical assessment are part of the physical examination, not the
general survey.
Interpreting subjective data - not part of the general survey.
A middle aged patient is admitted to the observation unit with right lower quadrant pain. The
patient has not kept down any food or drink for 24 hours. The patient's temperature is 38.6 °C
orally (101.5 °F). The patient describes the pain as "achy with periods of sharp, stabbing
sensations." What would be the most appropriate nutritional nursing diagnosis for a patient
with these assessment data?
