Nutrition Flashcards
The nurse is teaching a client who has iron deficiency anemia about foods she should include in her diet. The nurse determines that the client understands the dietary modifications if she selects which of the following?
Oranges and dark green leafy vegetables
A nurse is planning to teach a client with malabsorption syndrome about the necessity of following a low fat diet. The nurse develops a list of high fat food to avoid and includes which food items on the list?
Cream cheese
The nurse instructs the client with renal failure who is receiving hemodialysis about dietary modifications. The nurse determines that the client understands these dietary modifications if the client selects which items from the dietary menu?
cream of wheat, blueberries, coffee
The nurse is conducting a dietary assessment on a client who is on a vegan diet. The nurse provides dietary teaching focusing on foods high in which vitamin that may be lacking in a vegan diet?
B12
A clientwith hypertension has been told to maintain a diet low in sodium. A nurse who is teaching this client about foods that are allowed includes which food item in a list provided to the client?
summer squash
A nurse is caring for a client with cirrhosis of the liver. To minimize the effects of the disorder, the nurse teaches the client about foods that are high in thiamine. The nurse determines that the client has the best understanding of the dietary measures to follow if the client states an intention to increase the intake of what?
Pork
The nurse is instructing a client with hypertension on the importance of choosing foods low in sodium. The nurse should teach the client to limit which of the following?
smoked sausage
A client who is recovering from surgery has been advancedto a full liquid diet from a clear liquid diet. The client is looking forward to the change because he has been “bored” with the clear liquid diet. The nurse would offer which liquid item to the client?
custard
A client is recovering from abdominal surgery and has a large abdominal wound. A nurse encourages the client to eat which food item that is naturally high in vitamin C to promote wound healing?
oranges
A postoperative client has been placed on a clear liquid diet. The nurse provides which items that are allowed to be consumed in this diet?
broth, coffee, gelatin, lemonade, carbonated beverages, popsicles
Which of the following is an inorganic nutrient?
water
In a healthy adult, what percentage of total body weight is water
60-70%
Which nutrient does pancreatic lipase act on in the digestive process?
fat
Which mineral plays a role in the formation of thyroid hormone?
Iodine
A client tells the nurse that she does notunderstand why she is ill since she takes high doses of vitamins every day so that she will not get sick. How should the nurse respond?
“Maybe you are taking too many vitamins”
During the interview, your client states that hse read in the newspaper that antioxidants are good for you. She asks, “which vitamins can I take that have these antioxidants in them?” Which is the correct response
Vit A, C, E
Excess glucose in the body is stored as glycogen in the…
liver and muscles
If the body does not have enough carbohydrates, it begins to break down body proteins in order to produce energy. What is the minimum level of carbohydrate ingestion necessary to prevent protein breakdown?
50-100 grams
What is the minimum amount of protein a person must ingest to prevent obligatory protein loss?
20-30 grams
The fat nutrient responsible for the formation of atherosclerosis is….
low density lipoprotein
A client from another culter tells the nurse that she has worked very hard to acheive her current weight, which is considered obese according to BMI. What does this information sugges to the nurse?
the client’s culture places a high value on excess weight
Which assessment finding indicates a protein deficiency?
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