Exam 27: Nutrition

Which nutrient deficiency increases the risk for tissue breakdown?

A group of pediatric nurses accepts an international assignment in an underdeveloped country. The nurses are informed that they will be caring for many children with kwashiorkor. The nurses will create a care plan focusing on which primary nutrient for these children?

After instructing a mother about nutrition for a preschool-age child, which statement by the mother indicates correct understanding of the topic?

The nurse completes the nutrition assessment for a 14-year-old female with a body mass index (BMI) of 1

The nurse is caring for a patient who states, "I have been smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 20 years, and now my nurse practitioner wants me to take vitamins. Do you think I need to take vitamins?" What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

To promote wound healing, the nurse is teaching a patient about choosing foods containing protein. The nurse will evaluate that learning has occurred if the patient recognizes which foods are incomplete proteins that should be consumed with a complementary protein? Select all that apply.

Which laboratory test result most accurately reflects a patient's nutritional status?

A patient with trigeminal neuralgia is prescribed a mechanical soft diet. This diet places the patient at risk for which complication?

The patient is irritable, temperature is elevated, and mucous membranes are dry. Based on these findings, the patient most likely has excess levels of which mineral?

A patient's parenteral nutrition (PN) container infuses before the pharmacy prepares the next container. This places the patient at risk for which complication?

A mother brings her 4-month-old infant for a well-baby checkup. The mother tells the nurse that she would like to start bottle feeding her baby because she cannot keep up with the demands of breastfeeding since returning to work. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse assigned to an oncology unit reports that three of the patients with cancer do not have an appetite and have eaten little during the shift. What strategies can the nurse on the next shift use to increase these patients' appetites? Select all that apply.

In a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus admitted with hyperglycemia, fats are being broken down for energy. Which alternative fuel does the breakdown of fats produce?

Which class of nutrients is the body's primary source of energy?

For a patient with Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements related to Impaired Swallowing, which nursing interventions are appropriate? Select all that apply.

For an elderly client who is experiencing chronic nausea and weight loss, which laboratory result would the nurse recognize as being most consistent with a diagnosis of Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements?

A 30-year-old patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes states to the nurse, "If glucose is so important, then I think as long as my blood sugar is high I must be doing well." What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

Which intervention would help to prevent or relieve persistent nausea?

During the day shift, a patient's temperature measures 97 $\degree$ F (36.1 $\degree$ C) orally. At 2000, the patient's temperature measures 102 $\degree$ F (38.9 $\degree$ C). What effect does this rise in temperature have on the patient's basal metabolic rate?

Which food item provides the body with no usable glucose?