NURS 5461 QUIZ 1 EXAM 2025/2026 –
LATEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026/2027 UPDATED
NURSING
What is Health Literacy - correct answer✔️ "the degree to which individuals
have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and
services needed to make appropriate health decisions"
Malnutrition - correct answer✔️ lack of proper nutrition
3 0-50% of hospitalized patients have some sort of poor nutrition
Marasmus malnutrition - correct answer✔️ Body fat and muscle wasting
Kwashiorkor malnutrition - correct answer✔️ Loss of skin turgor, loss of
hair color and softness, edema, enlarged liver and parotids
Depletion of visceral protein mass
Hamwi's method to calculate IBW - correct answer✔️ Men add 106 pounds +
6 pounds for each inch over 5 feet
, Women add 100 pounds + 5 pounds for each inch over 5 feet
Some sources suggest adding 10% for large frame person and subtracting 10% for
small frame person
Skin Fold and Muscle Mass Measurements - correct answer✔️ Mid arm
circumference can be used to estimate body's skeletal mass
Triceps skin fold and subscapular skin fold thickness can be used to estimate
SQ fat reserves
Albumin - correct answer✔️ Accurately reflects visceral protein status in
absence of acute changes in hydration or stress
3 .5-5g/dl
Transferrin - correct answer✔️ Beta globulin that supports iron transport into
plasma
1 50-200 mg/mL mild protein depletion
1 00-149 mg/mL moderate protein depletion
Less than 100 mg/mL severe protein depletion
Subjective Global Assessment - correct answer✔️ • Class A
• <5% weight loss or >5% weight loss but with recent evidence of weight
gain and improved appetite Class B
,• 5-10%weight loss without recent weight gain, poor dietary intake and mild
loss of SQ fat
Class C
• Weight loss of >10% with severe loss of SQ fat and muscle wasting, often
with edema
Caloric Needs - correct 25-30 kcal/kg per day to maintain weight
answer✔️
3 5 kcal/kg to gain weight
2 2-25 kcal/kg to lose
weight
Carbohydrates - correct Main source of energy and should be near
answer✔️ calorie intake 35% of total
Catabolized into glucose and stimulate insulin secretion
1 gram = 4 cal
Protein - correct answer✔️ In healthy adults—daily need it 0.8 g/kg of body
weight
In the acutely ill adult— daily need is 1.5-2 g/kg of body weight
1 gram = 4 cal
Lipids/Fats - correct answer✔️ 1 gram of lipids = 9 calories
Those with an ileal resection are at risk for malabsorption
, Lipolysis is stimulated by steroids, catecholamines and glucagon, but is
prevented by insulin
Which 2 fatty acids are essential? - correct answer✔️ (have to eat)
1. Linolenic
2. Alpha-linolenic
Changes in body composition with age - correct answer✔️ -increase body fat
- decreased plasma volume, total body water, and
extracellular fluid - less water, more fat.
Caloric Requirements of the Older Adult - correct answer✔️ • Useful guide
to calculate calorie needs:
• No stress:• 25 cal/kg/d
• Mild stress [URI; stage 1 or 2 pressure ulcer]: • 30 cal/kg/d
• Moderate stress [UTI; stage 3 ulcer]: • 35 cal/kg/d
• Severe stress [sepsis; stage 4 ulcer]: • 40 cal/kg/d
Obesity BMI - correct answer✔️ Higher BMI > risk for DM, CVD, HLD, HTN, OA
Modest Weight loss of 5% can reduce? - correct answer✔️ Type II diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
LATEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026/2027 UPDATED
NURSING
What is Health Literacy - correct answer✔️ "the degree to which individuals
have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and
services needed to make appropriate health decisions"
Malnutrition - correct answer✔️ lack of proper nutrition
3 0-50% of hospitalized patients have some sort of poor nutrition
Marasmus malnutrition - correct answer✔️ Body fat and muscle wasting
Kwashiorkor malnutrition - correct answer✔️ Loss of skin turgor, loss of
hair color and softness, edema, enlarged liver and parotids
Depletion of visceral protein mass
Hamwi's method to calculate IBW - correct answer✔️ Men add 106 pounds +
6 pounds for each inch over 5 feet
, Women add 100 pounds + 5 pounds for each inch over 5 feet
Some sources suggest adding 10% for large frame person and subtracting 10% for
small frame person
Skin Fold and Muscle Mass Measurements - correct answer✔️ Mid arm
circumference can be used to estimate body's skeletal mass
Triceps skin fold and subscapular skin fold thickness can be used to estimate
SQ fat reserves
Albumin - correct answer✔️ Accurately reflects visceral protein status in
absence of acute changes in hydration or stress
3 .5-5g/dl
Transferrin - correct answer✔️ Beta globulin that supports iron transport into
plasma
1 50-200 mg/mL mild protein depletion
1 00-149 mg/mL moderate protein depletion
Less than 100 mg/mL severe protein depletion
Subjective Global Assessment - correct answer✔️ • Class A
• <5% weight loss or >5% weight loss but with recent evidence of weight
gain and improved appetite Class B
,• 5-10%weight loss without recent weight gain, poor dietary intake and mild
loss of SQ fat
Class C
• Weight loss of >10% with severe loss of SQ fat and muscle wasting, often
with edema
Caloric Needs - correct 25-30 kcal/kg per day to maintain weight
answer✔️
3 5 kcal/kg to gain weight
2 2-25 kcal/kg to lose
weight
Carbohydrates - correct Main source of energy and should be near
answer✔️ calorie intake 35% of total
Catabolized into glucose and stimulate insulin secretion
1 gram = 4 cal
Protein - correct answer✔️ In healthy adults—daily need it 0.8 g/kg of body
weight
In the acutely ill adult— daily need is 1.5-2 g/kg of body weight
1 gram = 4 cal
Lipids/Fats - correct answer✔️ 1 gram of lipids = 9 calories
Those with an ileal resection are at risk for malabsorption
, Lipolysis is stimulated by steroids, catecholamines and glucagon, but is
prevented by insulin
Which 2 fatty acids are essential? - correct answer✔️ (have to eat)
1. Linolenic
2. Alpha-linolenic
Changes in body composition with age - correct answer✔️ -increase body fat
- decreased plasma volume, total body water, and
extracellular fluid - less water, more fat.
Caloric Requirements of the Older Adult - correct answer✔️ • Useful guide
to calculate calorie needs:
• No stress:• 25 cal/kg/d
• Mild stress [URI; stage 1 or 2 pressure ulcer]: • 30 cal/kg/d
• Moderate stress [UTI; stage 3 ulcer]: • 35 cal/kg/d
• Severe stress [sepsis; stage 4 ulcer]: • 40 cal/kg/d
Obesity BMI - correct answer✔️ Higher BMI > risk for DM, CVD, HLD, HTN, OA
Modest Weight loss of 5% can reduce? - correct answer✔️ Type II diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
