Question 1

What technique would most likely be used to assess brain development in an infant?

Accepted Answer

A)  measure of abdominal girth 
B)  skinfold measurement 
C)  head circumference 
D)  height and weight 
E)  BMI

Question 2

Elevated blood levels of _____ may indicate a heart attack, brain tissue damage, or skeletal muscle injury.

Accepted Answer

A)  red blood cells 
B)  chloride 
C)  C-reactive protein 
D)  creatine kinase 
E)  hematocrit

Question 3

Nursing Exam Review Multiple Choice A nurse is examining a 3-week old infant. What step should be performed to correctly measure the length of an infant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use a fixed headboard and a moveable footboard. 
B)  Place the infant in the prone position. 
C)  Use a flexible tape measure. 
D)  Record the measurement to the nearest ¼". 
E)  Undress the infant completely.

Question 4

Nursing Exam Review Multiple Choice An elderly male is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of malnutrition three months after his wife died. This situation describes which criteria that identify malnutrition risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  depression or social isolation 
B)  recent unintentional weight change 
C)  history of chronic illness 
D)  age 
E)  impaired mobility

Question 5

The normal half-life of albumin is:

Accepted Answer

A)  12-16 hours. 
B)  2-3 days. 
C)  8-10 days. 
D)  14-20 days. 
E)  26-30 days.

Question 6

Head circumference values can track vitamin D deficiency in premature and small-for-gestational-age infants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which laboratory test would most likely be used to evaluate liver function?

Accepted Answer

A)  a lkaline phosphatase 
B)  m ean corpuscular hemoglobin 
C)  c reatinine 
D)  BUN 
E)  c reatine kinase

Question 8

John Wilson is a 74-year-old retired schoolteacher. He is 5'8" tall and weighs 136 pounds. His wife died nine months ago. During a routine visit to the doctor, it was noted that his weight had decreased 21 pounds since his visit a year ago. Mr. Wilson does not have any medical problems, though he does report feeling depressed and lonely. The physician ordered a panel of lab tests including hemoglobin, hematocrit, and albumin, which all were low.  A healthy BMI for a man his height is 24.
Mr. Wilson's low albumin level may indicate a depletion of:

Accepted Answer

A)  body fat. 
B)  total protein. 
C)  vitamin D. 
D)  iron. 
E)  calcium.

Question 9

Among people who are ill, significant weight loss may be masked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid retention. 
B)  dehydration. 
C)  a large tumor. 
D)  drug therapy. 
E)  hypotension.

Question 10

What food intake method is most often used to monitor a client's response to and compliance with nutrition therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  food record 
B)  food frequency checklist 
C)  24-hour recall 
D)  usual intake record 
E)  nutrition data assessment

Question 11

Muscle weakness due to wasting would most likely be evaluated by which test?

Accepted Answer

A)  recall of food intake 
B)  red blood cell levels 
C)  handgrip strength 
D)  skinfold thickness 
E)  serum sodium

Question 12

Transthyretin is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  prealbumin. 
B)  retinol-binding protein. 
C)  transferrin. 
D)  albumin. 
E)  C-reactive protein.

Question 13

Nursing Exam Review Multiple Choice T he nurse realizes that malnutrition is a common problem among people who are hospitalized and that it is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  a weakened immune system. 
B)  lower mortality rates. 
C)  reduced health care costs. 
D)  fewer complications. 
E)  high blood pressure.

Question 14

A drawback to obtaining detailed genetic information about one's disease risk is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the potential for revealing private information. 
B)  people may take better care of themselves and seek medical care less often. 
C)  there are less effective treatments for some diseases. 
D)  physicians may stop ordering less expensive lab tests. 
E)  medical science and treatments may not be able to keep up with genetic risk information.

Question 15

List and describe the steps in the nutrition care process.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Genetic information is encoded in _____ within the nuclei of almost all of the cells in the body.

Accepted Answer

A)  DNA molecules 
B)  c hromosomes 
C)  amino acid sequences 
D)  nucleotides 
E)  protein molecules

Question 17

The field of _____ investigates processes that cause heritable changes in gene expression that are separate from the underlying DNA nucleotide sequence.

Accepted Answer

A)  microarray technology 
B)  nutritional genomics 
C)  DNA methylation 
D)  epigenetics 
E)  RNA transcription

Question 18

Which method of collecting a dietary history is the most time-consuming and requires the highest degree of motivation to complete?

Accepted Answer

A)  24-hour recall 
B)  food frequency questionnaire 
C)  food record 
D)  direct observation 
E)  nutrition data assessment

Question 19

The human body contains _____ chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A)  23 
B)  37 
C)  46 
D)  52 
E)  56

Question 20

Growth charts with BMI-for-age percentiles can be used to assess risk of underweight and overweight in children over two years of age: the _____ percentile is used as a cutoff to identify children who may be malnourished.

Accepted Answer

A)  1st 
B)  5th 
C)  8th 
D)  10th 
E)  15th

Exam 13: Nutrition Care and Assessment