Exam 31: Oral Nutrition

Biochemical indices help the clinician to determine the effects of nutritional factors or of medical conditions on the health status of patients.No single test is available for evaluating short-term response to medical nutritional therapy.Laboratory tests conducted over time will give more accurate information than a single test.Which of the following are the most important biochemical measures?

The patient is placed on a clear liquid diet after surgery.Which of the following foods may the patient select?

Patients who have a cancer diagnosis,infected or draining wounds,burns,or an elevated temperature for more than 2 days are at elevated _______________ risk.

The nurse recognizes that the patient is exhibiting signs of ______________ when she notices that he has difficulty holding food and fluid in his mouth and experiences difficulty moving it to his esophagus.

A patient has residual dysphagia post stroke.The nurse notes that the ordered diet is the national dysphagia diet.She knows this diet comprises which of the following?

The nurse will collaborate with a ___________ to develop a nutritional plan for a patient identified as being at nutritional risk.

Which of the following is a sign of vitamin C deficiency?

A nurse's role includes performing ___________________ to assess a patient's risk status for malnutrition,assessing and assisting an adult patient with feeding,and identifying patients at risk for aspiration during oral feeding.

The patient is on the dysphagia puree stage of the national dysphagia diet.Which of the following foods may the patient select?

Which of the following are signs of iron (Fe²⁺)deficiency?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is 48 hours post bowel resection with creation of a colostomy.This morning,the nurse assessed the return of bowel sounds.In what order would this patient's diet progress? a.Full liquid diet b.Regular diet c.Clear liquid diet d.NPO e.Soft diet

What must the nurse do before assisting the patient with feeding?

What is an appropriate technique for the nurse to use to prevent aspiration when assisting a patient with meals?

The nurse is admitting a person to the unit and is assessing the patient's nutritional status.In assessing the patient's nutritional status,the nurse realizes that:

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with severe dehydration.The nurse notes that the patient's albumin level is 4.0.What might this indicate?

The nurse is caring for a patient 2 days after surgery.The ordered diet is a mechanical soft diet.Which of the following foods may the patient choose to eat?

A patient is admitted to the hospital for evaluation for sleep apnea.The nurse calculates his body mass index (BMI)at 42 kg/m².What does this indicate about the patient's weight?

The nurse is admitting a patient to the medical unit.Which of the following are reasons the nurse may perform a nutritional screening on this patient?

The nurse is preparing to assess the nutritional status of an 80-year-old patient in a long-term care agency.What screening tool would best suit this purpose?

The patient is admitted with a diagnosis of stroke.The nurse attempts to feed the patient,but the patient coughs and gags when food is placed in his mouth.What should the nurse do to assist this patient?