Exam 19: Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies

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?

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?

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

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

Which are the energy-providing food groups? (Select all that apply. )

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

The nurse is explaining the activity recommendations from the USDA's new MyPlate plan.What is the minimum amount of moderate weekly exercise needed to balance nutritional intake?

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

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

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?

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?

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

A patient taking a diuretic is assessed by the nurse as having an erratic pulse and muscle weakness.What should the nurse suspect is deficient?

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?

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

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

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

The nurse is educating a group of high school students regarding nutrition.How should the nurse respond when the students ask what occurs when protein,mineral,iron,and fat combine?