Nursing 2750 - Nutrition Exam 1 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, food and nutrition rank on
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the same level as - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Air
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Nutrition roles for a nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Screening to
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identify patient risks |\ |\
Serve as a liaison |\ |\ |\
Reinforce the dietitian |\ |\
A better word for diet would be - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Nutrition Therapy |\
Nutrition screening - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a brief assessment
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of health-related variables to identify patients who are
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malnourished or at risk for malnutrition. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Physical symptoms of Malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hair
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that is dull, brittle or dry. Falls out easily
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Swollen glands of the neck and cheeks |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Dry rough or spotty skin that may have sandpaper feel
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Poor or delayed wound healing or sores
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Thin appearance with lack of subcutaneous fat
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Muscle wasting |\ |\
,Edema of the lower extremities
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Weakened hand grasp |\ |\
Depressed mood |\
Abnormal heart rate, heart rhythm, or BP |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Enlarged liver or spleen |\ |\ |\
Loss of balance and coordination
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True or False - More of Milks calories come from carbs then
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protein. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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Where does most of carb digestion take place? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Small intestine |\ |\
The only form of carb the body is able to absorb intact and the
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form all carbs must be reduced to before they can be absorbed -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Monosaccharides |\ |\
Normal time to digest starch/carbs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1-4
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hours
What is the primary function of carbs - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔provide energy for cells |\ |\ |\
The brain is totally dependent on glucose for energy - True or
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False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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, Amount of energy per gram of carb - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4
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cal/g
benefit of fiber - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔promoting regularity by
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increasing stool bulk and shortening transit time |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What are the 2 nursing interventions in nutrition? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1. Nutrition Therapy (Diet) |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Client Teaching
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Where do dairy's carbs come from? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Lactose
Glucose is burned more efficiently than _______ or ______ -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Protein or fat |\ |\ |\ |\
When burning glucose for energy, is there anything left behind
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for waste that our bodies must excrete? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔No
What do muscles burn for energy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fat
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and glucose |\
What does the brain burn for energy? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Just Glucose |\
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, food and nutrition rank on
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the same level as - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Air
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Nutrition roles for a nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Screening to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
identify patient risks |\ |\
Serve as a liaison |\ |\ |\
Reinforce the dietitian |\ |\
A better word for diet would be - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Nutrition Therapy |\
Nutrition screening - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a brief assessment
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of health-related variables to identify patients who are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
malnourished or at risk for malnutrition. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Physical symptoms of Malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hair
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that is dull, brittle or dry. Falls out easily
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Swollen glands of the neck and cheeks |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Dry rough or spotty skin that may have sandpaper feel
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Poor or delayed wound healing or sores
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Thin appearance with lack of subcutaneous fat
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Muscle wasting |\ |\
,Edema of the lower extremities
|\ |\ |\ |\
Weakened hand grasp |\ |\
Depressed mood |\
Abnormal heart rate, heart rhythm, or BP |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Enlarged liver or spleen |\ |\ |\
Loss of balance and coordination
|\ |\ |\ |\
True or False - More of Milks calories come from carbs then
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protein. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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Where does most of carb digestion take place? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Small intestine |\ |\
The only form of carb the body is able to absorb intact and the
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form all carbs must be reduced to before they can be absorbed -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Monosaccharides |\ |\
Normal time to digest starch/carbs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1-4
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hours
What is the primary function of carbs - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔provide energy for cells |\ |\ |\
The brain is totally dependent on glucose for energy - True or
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False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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, Amount of energy per gram of carb - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4
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cal/g
benefit of fiber - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔promoting regularity by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
increasing stool bulk and shortening transit time |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What are the 2 nursing interventions in nutrition? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1. Nutrition Therapy (Diet) |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Client Teaching
|\ |\
Where do dairy's carbs come from? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Lactose
Glucose is burned more efficiently than _______ or ______ -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Protein or fat |\ |\ |\ |\
When burning glucose for energy, is there anything left behind
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for waste that our bodies must excrete? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔No
What do muscles burn for energy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fat
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and glucose |\
What does the brain burn for energy? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Just Glucose |\
