Exam 17: Nutrition Care and Assessment

Which type of cell releases proteins that damage parasites?

General weakness and impaired mobility in a patient represents which type of data in the nutrition screening process?

The physician asks the staff to administer tube feedings. Who is most often responsible for doing this?

An example of a behavioral-environmental diagnosis given following a nutrition assessment might be ____.

Maisie Green is a frail, elderly widow who lives in a nursing home and has been confined to her bed for 4 months. What is most likely to increase her metabolic stress and her energy and protein needs?

Which test is primarily used for monitoring kidney function?

What is a social factor that can affect food intake and therefore nutrition status?

Lee is a 78-year-old woman with mild loss of muscle mass, loss of about 7% of body weight over the past 6 months, and decreased food intake due to anorexia. Using the Subjective Global Assessment screening tool, she is most likely to be classified in which category?

What %Ideal Body Weight indicates a risk of moderate malnutrition?

After blood is centrifuged to remove cells, the fluid that remains is called "____."

Which statement is true regarding malnutrition among hospitalized patients?

White blood cells that have the ability to engulf and destroy pathogens are known as "____."

In a health care facility, who holds the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that all the patient's nutritional needs are met?

Which health care professional is expected to have extensive knowledge about foods, nutrition, and health?

Depending on the patient population, estimates indicate that approximately ____ percent of hospitalized patients are malnourished.

An extensive and accurate log of foods eaten over a period of several consecutive days or weeks is called "____."

Elevated levels of ____ may indicate liver disease.

A new patient is admitted to the rehabilitation unit. Who is most likely to visit the patient to compile a list of his or her food preferences?

Explain why serum proteins are used as part of biochemical assessment measurements and list three examples.

Nutrition assessment and diagnosis followed by provision of nutrition care by a registered dietitian is termed "____."