Test Bank -Basic Geriatric Nursing By Patricia A. Williams 8th Edition 2024|| WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS||UPDATED VERSION

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The nurse makes nutrition a focus in the care plan. Where doesnut
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rition play the most important role? - CORRECT ANSWER
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The nurse is explaining the activity recommendations from the USD
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A's new MyPlate plan. What is the minimum amount of moderate w
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eekly exercise needed to balance nutritional intake? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>2 hours and 30 minutes
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What are the elements that are found in food and necessary forgo
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od health but that the body cannot make? -
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v CORRECT ANSWER >>essential nutrients v v v




To demonstrate the energy-
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producing potential of different foods,the nurse explains that 3 gram
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s of lean meat produces 12 kcal/g,whereas 3 grams of fish oil would
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produce: - CORRECT ANSWER >>27 kcal/g
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,What has replaced the USDA's Recommended Dietary Allowance(
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RDA)? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)
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How many kcal/g does 1 g of alcohol provide? -
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v CORRECTANSWER >>7kcal/g v v




The nurse is educating a group of high school students regardingnu
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trition. How should the nurse respond when the students ask what o
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ccurs when protein, mineral, iron, and fat combine? -
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v CORRECT ANSWER >>Tissue is built and repaired v v v v v v




When reviewing a patient's dietary intake, the nurse recommendsth
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at sugar consumption be reduced to the recommended daily level.
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What is this level? - v v v v




v CORRECT ANSWER >>No more than8% of total daily kilocalories v v v v v v v v v




What is the body's storage form of carbohydrates, usually foundin
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the liver with some storage in the muscles? -
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v CORRECT ANSWER >>Glycogen v v




What is the term for stored fat that insulate the body and servesas
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a cushion to protect organs? - CORRECT ANSWER
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,The nurse is providing information about high cholesterol levels.What i
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s the rationale for avoiding saturated fats? -
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v CORRECT ANSWER >>They increase blood cholesterol v v v v v




When discussing the digestion and metabolism of fat, the nurse tell
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s the patient who has a history of cholecystitis and who is on alow-
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fat diet that fat must be emulsified to digested. What is the substanc
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e necessary for emulsification? - CORRECT ANSWER
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The body uses 22 common amino acids, but 9 of them be obtained f
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rom protein in the diet and are considered -
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The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet. What supplement
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v will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoida deficiency? -
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v CORRECT ANSWER >>B12 v v




A fit, young woman was at zero nitrogen balance. The nurse discov
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ers that this patient is now pregnant with her first child. Forwhat is thi
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s patient at risk? - CORRECT ANSWER >>anabolism
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, The nurse explains that a patient with a heart problem should follow a
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v decreased sodium diet. What will this diet help reduce therisk for or p
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revetn? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Heart attacks
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The patient complains to the nurse that he feels terrible since hehas
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been taking several different kinds of vitamin preparations.
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What should the nurse assess for indications of vitamin toxicity? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>Fatigue
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The nurse cautions a patient with a pancreatic disorder that willint
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erfere with the digestion of fats and may lead to a clotting disorder
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. What is the cause of these potential problems? -
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v CORRECT ANSWER >>Inability to use vitamin K v v v v v v




The home health nurse is caring for a patient that has undergonere
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moval of a part of the stomach. For what should the nurse carefully
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assess this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER
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A patient taking a diuretic is assessed by the nurse as having anerra
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tic pulse and muscle weakness. What should the nurse suspect is d
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eficient? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Potassium v v v v