Exam 5: Energy Balance

A nurse received report from the gastrointestinal department and is waiting to admit a client diagnosed with many food allergies. The client wants to become a vegetarian. The nurse teaches that a sufficient amount of kilocalories are needed to support REE. Which processes are supported by an REE of 45% to 80% of total energy expenditure? Select all that apply.

Which statement made to a nurse about direct measurement of energy used by the human body indicates that more teaching is necessary?

A nurse is teaching a client diagnosed as being slightly overweight with prediabetes about the importance of a healthy diet. What does the nurse identify as important about the thermic effect of food?

Which processes are evident in the physiologic regulation of energy balance? Select all that apply.

Which involuntary activity helps contribute to the client's REE?

A nurse working with a nutritionist regarding resting energy expenditure (REE) for clients. Which Harris-Benedict formula would the nurse use to calculate the REE of a 35-year-old female client?

A nurse teaches a client that aerobic exercise may benefit her medical conditions. Which conditions is the client likely concerned with? Select all that apply.

A nurse is teaching clients about healthy living and obtaining adequate foods in our diets for energy. Which statement by the clients shows an understanding of measuring energy in food?

A nurse teaches clients that when an individual maintains a stable body weight, the body is in energy balance. Which term explains this phenomenon?

A nurse is reviewing exercise possibilities with a 45-year-old client who suffered a heart attack 1 month ago. Which types of exercise is the nurse expected to discuss? Select all that apply.

The body tries to keep in energy balance and has metabolic survival mechanisms to maintain balance. Why are these processes detrimental in modern times?

A nurse teaches a client with diabetes. Which foods should the nurse mention as high in kilocaloric density? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for an elderly client diagnosed with a broken pelvis after a fishing accident. The client has been in the ICU on bedrest for the past 2 weeks. What can this client do to prevent loss of lean body mass?

When taking care of a client diagnosed with severe whiplash and concussion from a car accident, a nurse notes that the client has a good appetite, but is maintaining the same weight, even while on bedrest. Which process does the nurse suspect as the reason?

When discharging a client who had gastric-bypass surgery, a nurse makes sure to teach that internal regulation of energy balance involves which body system and processes? Select all that apply.

A nurse is teaching clients at the YMCA about the energy cost of physical activity. The nurse refers to the activities of daily living that burn calories as NEAT. What do the letters of NEAT stand for?

A nurse is caring for a male pediatric client. The client's mother complains, "I'm being eaten out of house and home!" What does the nurse explain to the parent about growth spurts?

Which does a nurse teach the client the body requires in order to meet REE?

A nurse is teaching clients about healthy diets. If the clients, who are all at healthy weights, were to eat in excess of only 1% per day, what would happen with their weight?

A nurse is teaching a client that anaerobic exercise, such as tai chi, may help manage her medical conditions. Which of the following may be concerns for this client? Select all that apply.