Chapter 30 - Basic Nutrition Flashcards
What is the function of proteins?
Help build and repair tissue.
What is the function of minerals?
Help maintain muscle tone, regulate body processes, and maintain acid-base balance.
What is the function of fats?
Help provide energy.
What is the function of vitamins?
Help synthesize body compounds such as bone and blood.
A lifestyle that is characterized by little or no physical activity during leisure time.
Sedentary.
A lifestyle that includes exercise that promotes a noticeable increase in heart and respiratory rates.
Vigorous physical activity.
A lifestyle that includes some physical exercise that does not typically raise the heart or respiratory rate.
Light intensity.
A lifestyle that includes exercise that promotes some exertion but in which the individual has a minimal increase in heart and respiratory rates.
Moderate physical activity.
Which concept should the nurse use when teaching clients about the interrelationships among nutrition, activity, and diet therapy?
MyPlate.
Which condition should the nurse monitor for in a client with thiamine deficiency?
Poor appetite.
Which laboratory diagnostic test result would you expect in a client with hyperglycemia?
Abnormally high blood sugar level.
A client has been instructed to increase the fiber in his diet by including fibrous foods such as oats, legumes, apples, and citrus fruits. What reason should the nurse provide the client for the prescribed diet?
It slows gastric emptying time.
What symptoms should the nurse monitor for in a client with a fatty acid deficiency?
Dermatitis.
What instructions should the nurse offer a client with diabetes that would encourage her to eat less sugar?
- Cut sugar in home-baked products, if possible
- Rely on natural sugars in fruits to satisfy “sweet tooth%”.
- Replace soft drinks with fruit juice or low-fat milk.
A nurse is assessing a client with retarded growth. Which vitamin deficiency should the nurse identify as responsible for the client’s condition?
Deficiency of vitamin B6.
