Exam 7: Nutritional Assessment

The nurse is assigned to a female client whose weight is 230 lbs.and height is 5 feet,3 inches.The nurse would determine that the client's BMI would be which of the following?

A mother tells the nurse that her child is a picky eater.The nurse responds to the mother,telling her that she should be most concerned if the toddler

A patient indicates that she enjoys eating fatty foods,but she wishes to change her diet to help lower her cholesterol levels.You suggest that she

Dehydration resulting in an 8% decrease in body weight is considered to be

The nurse is working with parents of a 6-month-old baby.Both are extremely neat and have talked about the difficult adjustment the baby has brought to their orderly and scheduled lives.In providing anticipatory guidance,the nurse will talk about what it will be like when the child wants to eat semisolid foods.The nurse's most important focus will be

Minimal daily intake of carbohydrates in adults should be

Increased serum iron levels can result from

A patient with an eating disorder denies using any of the compensatory behaviors that individuals with bulimia use to prevent weight gain,such as self-induced vomiting and

When teaching a client about the best sources of potassium,the nurse would include which of the following? Select all that apply.

Abnormal findings on the triceps skinfold (TSF)are below the

The nurse is evaluating laboratory data on a 70-year-old male.Which of the following values is cause for concern and follow-up?

A male patient has a waist of 42 inches and hips that are 35 inches.What would be your conclusion about his waist to hip ratio?

Folic acid,when taken as a prenatal nutritional supplement,is given to reduce the risk of ___________________ defects.

The three most important nutrients that provide the body with energy are ___________________,___________________,and ___________________.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants receive breast milk instead of formula feedings for the first ___________________ months of life.

Which of the following statements explains why it can be difficult to assess a child's dietary intake?

The benefits of a diet high in fiber include decreasing the risk of developing

The most common nutrient deficiency in the world is lack of ___________________.

Using the infant feeding guidelines,you would advise a mother of a 4-month-old infant to

Your 16-year-old patient has lost more than 30 pounds in one year and appears slightly emaciated.Her mother suspects that the patient has an eating disorder.As the daughter discusses her diet and her weight loss,you recognize that which of the following statements describes the underlying problem of patients with anorexia nervosa?