Exam 30: Nutrition

A new UAP is measuring a patient's height. Which step of the procedure indicates a need for the registered nurse to provide further education on this skill?

When the nurse is caring for a patient receiving enteral feedings, which tasks can that nurse delegate to the UAP?

The nurse is attempting to open an occluded PEG tube. Which intervention by the nurse requires re-education?

The nurse is helping a patient understand the difference between macronutrients and vitamins and minerals. The nurse identifies which items that should be included in the list of macronutrients?

The nurse has delegated the feeding of a patient who has recently had a stroke to the UAP. Which procedure that the UAP performs would demonstrate a need for further education?

The nurse is planning dietary education for the patient. What food labeling considerations should the nurse be aware of when planning that education?

The nurse is providing dietary education to the patient to assist with inclusion of more complex carbohydrates in the diet. The nurse knows which foods would be beneficial to include?

The nurse is providing education to an older adult around a healthy diet to support the challenges related to aging. Which statement indicates a need for further education?

The nurse knows that initial verification of a nasogastric placement is important. Which method is considered the only reliable method to determine enteral tube placement?

The nurse is providing education to a patient about the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further education?

When caring for an adolescent patient with anorexia nervosa, the nurse knows what would be the best treatment option for this patient?

The nurse is educating a patient about including more omega-3 fatty acids in the diet and knows which food sources should be included?

The nurse teaches the family member to provide the patient with how much dietary fiber per day?

The nurse is educating the patient about the risk of heart disease from metabolic syndrome and describes a cluster of which symptoms?

The nurse is completing documentation after feeding a patient with aspiration precautions. Which items should the nurse document?

The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric (NG) tube in a patient. Which step in the process indicates a need for further education?

Based on research on aging, the nurse knows that improper nutrition may result in the onset of which specific diseases?

When the nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN), the nurse will change the tubing at which interval?

The nurse is explaining to the UAP that the patient is on a full-liquid diet. Which statement by the UAP indicates a need for reorientation?

The nurse knows that a deficiency in vitamin C can result in which conditions?