Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice 6th Edition by Susan G. Dudek - Test Bank

1.

You are doing admission assessments on 4 new patients. Mrs. S is a post-op patient. Mrs. X is an 84-year-old who lives alone and tries to eat a heart-healthy diet. Mr. Y was admitted from a long-term-care facility because of muscle wasting and swollen neck glands. And Mr. Z is a 35-year-old who is a post-op hernia patient. Which patient would be referred to the dietician because of suspected protein-energy malnutrition?

A)

All of the patients.

B)

The moderate- to high-risk patients with suspected or confirmed protein-energy malnutrition.

C)

The postoperative critical care patients.

D)

The patients who are very young or very old with nutritional deficiencies.

2.

While doing your admission assessments you find that Mrs. S does not drink; Mrs. X enjoys a glass of wine at bedtime; Mr. Y has been a drinker all his life and has beer ordered by his doctor; and Mr. Z has a cocktail when he goes out to dinner which is about once a month. Which patients would be considered at nutritional risk?

A)

Mrs. X and Mr. Z

B)

Mrs. S and Mr. Y

C)

Mrs. X and Mr. Y

D)

Mrs. S and Mr. Z

3.

Albumin is frequently used to assess protein status. There are disadvantages to using albumin to indicate the nutritional status of protein in the body. What is one of those disadvantages?

A)

It is degraded very quickly.

B)

It is not sensitive to acute changes.

C)

It is a test that requires 12 hours of fasting.

D)

It must be assessed in relation to the patient's blood urea nitrogen.

4.

When doing a diet screening on your patient, it is important to find terms other than “diet” when you ask about the foods the patient eats. Which term is not an alternative term to the word “diet”?

A)

Eating pattern

B)

Eating style

C)

Counting calories

D)

The foods you eat

5.

During nutritional screenings of several new patients, you identify two who need to be referred to the dietician for a nutritional assessment. You decide to refer these two patients because you feel they may have drug-induced nutrient deficiencies. Which patients are at greatest risk for development of drug-induced nutrient deficiencies?

A)

Those who take two or more drugs

B)

Those who are receiving short-term drug therapy

C)

Those who self-medicate

D)

Those who consume more calories and nutrients than they need

6.

Research done on increasing the effectiveness of patient teaching has found that the type of nutritional counseling that is most effective is that done by:

A)

Nurses and dietitians

B)

Physicians

C)

Dietitians alone

D)

The patient's family

7.

When using the standard “rule-of-thumb” formula, a man who is 5 feet 11 inches tall should have an ideal body weight of:

A)

157 pounds

B)

162 pounds

C)

166 pounds

D)

172 pounds

8.

When using the standard “rule-of-thumb” formula, an adult woman who is 5 feet 7 inches tall should have an ideal body weight of:

A)

135 pounds

B)

140 pounds

C)

145 pounds

D)

150 pounds

9.

You are admitting a 35-year-old alcoholic to the hospital. In planning your nursing care, what long-term nutritional goals might you set?

A)

To alleviate symptoms of disease

B)

To alleviate side effects of treatments

C)

To improve eating habits to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes

D)

To replenish fluid losses