Exam 19: Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies

The nurse makes nutrition a focus in the care plan.Where does nutrition play the most important role?

What is the body's storage form of carbohydrates,usually found in the liver with some storage in the muscles?

The body mass index (BMI)of a man 6 ft tall weighing 250 lb is _______.

How many kcal/g does 1 g of alcohol provide?

The patient who had a gastrostomy complains to the nurse about frequent episodes of dumping syndrome.What can the nurse recommend to this patient to decrease this problem?

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

The nurse is counseling a patient about the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.What should the nurse stress that patients with type 2 diabetes are required to receive on a daily basis?

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

The nurse teaches a patient who has a nonfunctioning or dysfunctional GI tract that total parenteral nutrition (TPN)will be infused.Where will the infusion occur?

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

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

A fit,young woman was at zero nitrogen balance.The nurse discovers that this patient is now pregnant with her first child.For what is this patient at risk?

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

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

The nurse has assessed a patient's body mass index (BMI)to be 19.6.This assessment of weight versus height indicates that this patient's weight category is in which category?

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?

When discussing the digestion and metabolism of fat,the nurse tells the patient who has a history of cholecystitis and who is on a low-fat diet that fat must be emulsified to be digested.What is the substance necessary for emulsification?

What are elements that are found in food and necessary for good health but that the body cannot make?

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

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?