Deck 4: Intake: Analysis of the Diet

Question 1

The purpose of nutritional screening is to

A) identify patients at nutritional risk.
B) determine a patient's nutritional problem.
C) categorize patients as high or moderate risk.
D) assess the patient's nutritional status.

Answer 1

A
Explanation: Nutrition screening is a quick means of identifying whether or not a person may be at risk for a nutritional problem. Usually, only a few well-selected parameters related to nutrition are evaluated to determine this risk. If screening does identify a potential risk, then a more complete nutrition assessment should be performed. The assessment will identify any specific nutrition problems the patient may have. Generally, screening is not used to classify degree of risk-either the patient is at nutritional risk or not.

Question 2

What is a limitation of using the 24-hour recall and the food frequency?

A) The patient's level of literacy
B) The time required to collect data
C) The lack of tools for conducting these
D) Reliance on the patient's memory

Answer 2

D
Explanation: Both the food frequency and the 24-hour food recall depend on the patient's memory of past intake. This can be of particular difficulty when trying to evaluate the diet history of an elderly person or a child. To their benefit, both of these methods require little time or materials to administer, and they do not require the patient to write down and maintain his or her own record of intake.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of nutrition screening?

A) Should be able to be done quickly
B) Should include weight history
C) Should be done by dietitians
D) Should be setting specific

Answer 3

C
Explanation: Tools and parameters should be established by dietitians but screening may be performed by other health care professionals. The parameters should be easily accessible and the process should be quick. The screening tool used should be specific to the setting.

Question 4

Smartphones are now a legitimate method to record food intake.

Question 5

In the patient's _____ history, you would most likely find out about the patient's cultural views related to health care.

A) medical
B) social
C) medication
D) dietary

Question 6

The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) relies on what factors for the determination of nutritional risk in adults?

A) Body mass index, eating habits, functional status
B) Body mass index, blood albumin and cholesterol levels, clinical signs
C) Body mass index, weight loss, acute disease effect on intake
D) Body mass index, medical diagnosis, blood albumin level

Question 7

The MNA short form has been validated for use in what population?

A) Critically ill elderly
B) Surgical populations
C) Subacute and ambulatory elderly
D) Children

Question 8

A nutrient intake analysis (NIA) or calorie count should be recorded for _____ hours.

A) 48
B) 72
C) 24
D) 36