Chapter 08- Nutrition Assessment

Nursing Health Assessment A Best Practice Approach 1st edition by Jensen

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Chapter 08- Nutrition Assessment

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. A 78-year-old man has been hospitalized with a broken right hip. The nurse assesses the patient, finds signs of malnutrition, and consults the dietician. While reinforcing the dietician’s teaching about primary nutrients and their role in maintaining health to the patient and his family, the nurse describes complex carbohydrates as what?
  A) Polysaccharides C) Phospholipids
  B) Monosaccharides D) Carbosaccharides

 

2. A 13-year-old patient with cancer asks the nurse what hair is made of. What would be the nurse’s best answer?
  A) “Hair consists mostly of carbohydrates.”
  B) “Hair consists mostly of protein.”
  C) “Hair consists mostly of inorganic matter.”
  D) “Hair consists mostly of cellular waste.”

 

3. Dietary guidelines, revised every 5 years, consider what? (Mark all that apply.)
  A) Height
  B) Gender
  C) Age
  D) Activity levels
  E) Weight

 

4. A nurse is teaching a class on diet and nutrition to a group of mothers who are breast-feeding their infants. What would the nurse tell this group is the emphasis of nutritional guidelines?
  A) Decreased intake of grains C) Variety
  B) Weight loss D) Increased intake of meats

 

5. A nurse is caring for a patient who belongs to the Mormon faith. What would be the best breakfast for this patient?
  A) Coffee, scrambled eggs, and sausage
  B) Tea, pancakes, and a grapefruit
  C) Coffee, oatmeal, sausage, and an English muffin
  D) Orange juice, French toast, and bacon

Answer Key

 

1. A
2. B
3. A, B, C, D
4. C
5. D

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