Exam 19: Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies

To demonstrate the energy-producing potential of different foods,the nurse explains that 3 g of lean meat produces 12 kcal/g.How many kcal/g does 3 g of fish oil produce?

What has replaced the USDA's Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)?

The nurse recognizes that when a patient is unable to consume adequate nutrition by mouth,an alternative route such as a feeding ostomy may be used.What is the proper term for feeding a patient by this method?

What is a nursing intervention to decrease the thirst of a patient who is on a fluid restriction?

What is the term for stored fat that insulates the body and serves as a cushion to protect organs?

The nurse reminds the male patient with lactose intolerance that he can avoid the unpleasant symptoms of nausea,bloating,flatulence,and diarrhea,if he will avoid certain foods.What product should the patient be instructed to avoid?

The patient complains to the nurse that he feels terrible since he has been taking several different kinds of vitamin preparations.What should the nurse assess for indications of vitamin toxicity?

A patient diagnosed with renal failure is unable to excrete protein waste products and develops a condition that requires a protein-restricted diet.The nurse instructs the patient that azotemia can be diminished by substituting other food groups for protein.What is an example of a food that this patient can substitute for protein?

To simplify food values,the measurement of energy obtained by food is defined as the ________.

A nurse caring for a patient who is prescribed a full-liquid diet recognizes that this diet lacks some nutrients.What nutrients are lacking?

Careful attention to carbohydrate consumption can improve metabolic control of diabetes.The nurse teaches a meal planning approach that focuses on the total amount of carbohydrates eaten at a meal.What is this meal planning approach called?

_____________________softens stools,speeds transit of foods through the digestive tract,and reduces pressure in the colon.

The nurse is providing information about high cholesterol levels.What is the rationale for avoiding saturated fats?

The home health nurse is caring for a patient that has undergone removal of a part of the stomach.For what should the nurse carefully assess this patient?

The body uses 22 common amino acids,but 9 of them must be obtained from protein in the diet.What are these proteins considered?

At approximately 4 to 6 months of age,solid food is introduced to a baby.What foods with high iron content should be recommended by the nurse?

The nurse explains that a patient with a heart problem should follow a decreased sodium diet.What will this diet help reduce the risk for or prevent?

The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet.What supplement will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid a deficiency?

The young woman who is breastfeeding will need an increase of calories and protein.What foods should the nurse suggest as sources of protein?