Exam 26: Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations

The home health nurse is visiting an elderly patient with a history of malnutrition and memory loss. The nurse addresses the nutritional needs of the patient by:

A patient weighing 132 pounds has been recommended to increase daily protein intake. The nurse assists the patient to make dietary selections of protein after calculating that the daily protein requirement for this patient is _____

When a patient asks how is a good way to increase fiber in the diet, the nurse's best response would be:

The nurse uses a chart to show an obese patient who is trying to lose weight by counting calories that each gram of carbohydrate supplies _____ calories.

The patient states that he uses a large amount of table sugar (sucrose) in his foods because it gives him quick energy. The nurse explains that sucrose will:

The nurse points out to the newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patient that complex carbohydrates:

The nurse is aware that vitamin B₁₂ is absorbed in the:

The nurse consults with a patient who is a vegan and stresses that this diet puts the patient at risk for:

When assisting with the nutritional assessment of a newly admitted, confused, emaciated cancer patient, the nurse's most beneficial intervention to support the nutritional status of this patient would be to:

On assessment, the nurse finds that the female patient has a BMI of 26, a waist of 37 inches, pale conjunctiva, and a large muscle mass. The indicator of this patient being overweight is:

The nurse takes into consideration that the patient with pernicious anemia who lacks the intrinsic factor cannot absorb ________.

The nurse emphasizes the dietary recommendations made by the American Heart Association is to limit cholesterol intake to _____ mg/day.

When a nurse performs a nutritional assessment on a patient with HIV, what is important to include? (Select all that apply.)