Chapter 06: Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutrition Needs

Chapter 06: Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutrition Needs

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The nurse explains that the lowest recommended daily caloric intake to meet nutritional needs of the older adult safely is _____ calories.

ANS:   B

The minimal caloric intake for the older adult that will meet nutritional needs of the older adult is 1200 calories.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF:    103      OBJ:    2

TOP:    Minimal Calorie Intake          KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

2. The 65-year-old woman brags that by using the MyPyramid guidelines for nutrition, she has lost 15 lb. The nurse reminds her that in order to maintain the weight loss, she must be physically active for _____ minutes a day.

ANS:   D

According to the guidelines of MyPyramid, an activity period of 40 to 60 minutes a day is necessary to maintain weight loss.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension       REF:    104      OBJ:    4

TOP:    MyPyramid     KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

3. The nurse recommends that the older man eat chicken and fish because these are complete proteins, which have:

ANS:   B

Fish and lean chicken have all the essential amino acids and very little fat content, unlike red meat.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis      REF:    106      OBJ:    2

TOP:    Complete Protein                    KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

4. The nurse explains that high-density lipoproteins (HDLs), the so-called “healthy fats,” are made up of:

ANS:   A

HDLs are made up primarily of proteins, as opposed to lipids such as triglycerides, which are found in very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs) and cholesterol, which is found in low-density lipoproteins (LDLs).

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension       REF:    106      OBJ:    1

TOP:    High-Density Lipoproteins     KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation