Exam 11: Nutritional Assessment

The nurse is assessing an obese patient for signs of metabolic syndrome.This condition is diagnosed when three or more certain risk factors are present.Which of these assessment findings are risk factors for metabolic syndrome? Select all that apply.

A 50-year-old woman with elevated total cholesterol and triglyceride levels is visiting the clinic today to find out about her laboratory results.What would be important for the nurse to include in patient teaching in relation to these tests?

The nurse is discussing appropriate foods with the mother of a 3-year-old child.Which of these foods are recommended?

A 50-year-old patient has been brought to the emergency department after a housemate found that he could not get out of bed alone.He has lived in a group home for years,but for several months he has not participated in the activities and has stayed in his room.The nurse assesses for signs of undernutrition,and x-rays reveal that he has osteomalacia,which is a deficiency of:

The nurse is seeing for the first time a patient who has no history of nutrition-related problems.The initial nutritional screening should include which activity?

In performing an assessment on a 49-year-old woman who has imbalanced nutrition as a result of dysphagia,which data would the nurse expect to find?