Exam 44: Nutrition

The patient is an 80-year-old male who is visiting the clinic today for his routine physical examination.The patient's skin turgor is fair,but he has been complaining of fatigue and weakness.The skin is warm and dry,pulse rate is 126 beats per minute,and urinary sodium level is slightly elevated.After assessment,the nurse should recommend that the patient

To provide successful nutritional therapies to patients,the nurse must understand that

The nurse is concerned about pulmonary aspiration when providing her patient with tube feedings.The nurse should

In providing diabetic teaching for a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus,the nurse instructs the patient that

The patient is on PN and is lethargic.He has been complaining of thirst and headache and has had increased urination.Which of the following problems would cause these symptoms?

The patient is having at least 75% of his nutritional needs met by enteral feeding,so the physician has ordered the PN to be discontinued.However,the nurse notices that the PN infusion has fallen behind.The nurse should

The nurse is caring for a patient who will be receiving PN.To reduce the risk of developing sepsis,the nurse

The ChooseMyPlate program was developed to replace MyFoodPyramid as a basic guide for buying food and meal preparations.This system was developed by the

Dietary reference intakes (DRIs)present evidence-based criteria for an acceptable range of amounts of vitamins and nutrients for each gender and age group.Components of DRIs include which of the following?

To create a new nutritional plan of care for a patient,the nurse needs to do which of the following?

Fats are composed of triglycerides and fatty acids.Triglycerides

In providing diet education for a patient on a low-fat diet,it is important for the nurse to understand that with few exceptions

The patient is asking the nurse about the best way to stay healthy.The nurse explains to the patient that from a nutritional point of view,the patient should

In determining kcal expenditure,the nurse knows that carbohydrates and proteins provide 4 kcal of energy per gram ingested.The nurse also knows that fats provide _____ kcal per gram.

The patient has been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and placed on a low-fat diet.The patient asks the nurse,"How much fat should I have? I guess the less fat,the better." The nurse needs to explain that

In general,when energy requirements are completely met by kilocalorie (kcal)intake in food

The patient has just been started on an enteral feeding and has developed diarrhea after being on the feeding for 2 hours.The most likely cause of the diarrhea would be

In determining the nutritional status of a patient and developing a plan of care,it is important to evaluate the patient according to

Dysphagia refers to difficulty when swallowing.Of the following causes of dysphagia,which is considered neurogenic?

When teaching a patient about current dietary guidelines for the general population,the nurse explains referenced daily intakes (RDIs)and daily reference values (DRVs),otherwise known as daily values.In providing this information,the nurse understands that daily values