Exam 1: Nutrition in Human Health

Phytochemicals are:

After reviewing information about nutrients, which of the following, if stated by the nurse as an energy nutrient, indicates the need for more study?

One primary function of nutrients is to:

After teaching a client about diet and the qualities of a good diet, which of the following if stated by the client as a quality indicates the need for more teaching?

The state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or infirmity, is the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of:

The nurse is assessing a client for subjective findings reflecting nutritional status. Which of the following would the nurse identify?

Metabolism is best described as:

A chemical substance required by the body is called a(n):

Which of the following statements by a client would indicate a need for nutritional instruction?

The type of energy stored in foods is:

A substance found in food that must be present in the diet because the human body lacks the ability to manufacture it in sufficient amounts for optimal health is called a(n):

Which of the following statements about malnutrition is true?

Energy is obtained from:

The member of the health-care team who is responsible for interpreting the physician's diet order in terms of the client's food habits and food choices, calculating the client's nutritional needs, evaluating the client's response to the therapeutic diet, and providing nutrition education and counseling for clients is the:

Which member of the health-care team feeds clients, monitors food consumption, measures intake and output, and records data?

After reviewing information about the functions of nutrients, a nurse demonstrates a need for additional review when identifying which of the following as a life-sustaining function of nutrients?

Nutrition, in sum, can best be described as:

The MyPlate teaching tool can be used to:

Food insecurity has been defined as:

Knowledge of body composition is important to the understanding of nutrition based on which of the following?