Exam 19: Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies

The home health nurse is caring for a patient that has undergone removal of a part of the stomach. For what should the nurse carefully assess this patient?

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 cautions a patient with a pancreatic disorder that will interfere with the digestion of fats and may lead to a clotting disorder. What is the cause of these potential problems?

At approximately 4 to 6 months of age, solid food is introduced to a baby. What foods with high iron content should be recommended by the nurse?

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 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?

A patient who has hypertension is complaining about the lack of taste with the low- sodium diet that has been prescribed. What should the nurse emphasize that sodium may do?

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?

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

The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet. What supplement will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid a deficiency?

A fit, young woman was at zero nitrogen balance. The nurse discovers that this patient is now pregnant with her first child. For what is this patient at risk?

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?

The nurse makes nutrition a focus in the care plan. Where does nutrition play the most important role?

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

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

A school nurse is teaching a group of adolescents about adequate nutrition. What increased intake should the nurse encourage?

To demonstrate the energy-producing potential of different foods, the nurse explains that 3 g of lean meat produces 12 kcal/g. How many kcal/g does 3 g of fish oil produce?

The body mass index (BMI) of a man 6 feet tall weighing 250 pounds is _______.