Exam 30: Oral Nutrition

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? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient who is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds.What is the patient's body mass index (BMI)?

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

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.

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

Which of the following are signs of iron (Fe²?) deficiency? (Select all that apply.)

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

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 nurse is caring for an infant who is 3 months old and is being bottle-fed human milk.Will the nurse need to provide the infant with any additional sources of nutrition or fluids?

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

_______________ is useful for monitoring short-term changes in visceral protein.

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

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

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

The nurse is assessing the patient for nutritional status.Which laboratory value may indicate compromised protein status?

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

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? (Select all that apply.)

The NCP provides structure for the provision of nutritional care to all patients and provides a framework for the RD to make decisions regarding medical nutrition therapy.The steps involved in this process include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

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?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is believed to be suffering from malnutrition.The nurse calculates that the patient's body mass index (BMI) is 16.4 kg/m².What does this indicate about the patient's weight?