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NURS 220 MIDTERM REVIEW 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
Factors that build or increase resilience - correct answer -
Previous characteristics
Sense of purpose
Asking for help
Focus on what you can control
Focus on relationships
Exercise
Eating healthy
Recharge your energy
Helping - correct answer -encourages the individual to do better
for themselves with your support
• builds resilience
Rescuing - correct answer -pulls the person out of the situation
but does nothing for them in the long run.
•The rescuer always becomes the victim
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Primary level of intervention - correct answer -individuals/
populations who are at risk for stress are identified
Secondary level of intervention - correct answer -nursing actions
are directed at symptoms such as decreasing the intensity or
frequency of specific symptoms
Tertiary level of intervention - correct answer -assists the patient
in re-adapting and might include relaxation training, and time
management training
Nutrition - correct answer -the science of optimal cellular
metabolism and its impact on health and disease
•encompasses the process by which food and nutrients affect
growth and development, cellular function and repair, health
promotion, and disease prevention
Nutritional status - correct answer -impacts a variety of health
conditions and disorders. In turn many diseases may adversely
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affect nutritional status by altering the ability to ingest, digest,
absorb and metabolize nutrients
•Optimal: all nutrients are available in balanced amounts for
cellular metabolism
•Suboptimal (malnourished) is when either insufficient or
excessive quantity or quality of macro or micronutrients is
ingested
•Considered on a continuum which can change
Macronutrients - correct answer -meet energy needs
Carbohydrate
Proteins
Fats
Micronutrients - correct answer -contributes to metabolic
processes and function
Vitamins
Minerals
Water (fluids) - correct answer -you need about 2000ml/day
(adult)
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the role of the nurse regarding client nutrition - correct answer -
•To promote proper nutrition
•Teach and support diet therapy
•To have an understanding of basic modified diets
•Refer to other members of the team such as nutritionist/ dietitian
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) - correct answer -energy
requirement at rest
Resting Energy Requirements (REE) - correct answer -energy
requirements to digest meals and mild activity
•Accounts for 60-70% of daily needs
Carbohydrates - correct answer -•you need 150-200g/plate
•Recommended main source of energy in diet
•Needed for brain, skeletal muscle activity, red and white blood
cell production and cell function of the renal medulla
•Primarily come from plants with the exception of lactose
•Glycemic index is considered
NURS 220 MIDTERM REVIEW 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
Factors that build or increase resilience - correct answer -
Previous characteristics
Sense of purpose
Asking for help
Focus on what you can control
Focus on relationships
Exercise
Eating healthy
Recharge your energy
Helping - correct answer -encourages the individual to do better
for themselves with your support
• builds resilience
Rescuing - correct answer -pulls the person out of the situation
but does nothing for them in the long run.
•The rescuer always becomes the victim
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Primary level of intervention - correct answer -individuals/
populations who are at risk for stress are identified
Secondary level of intervention - correct answer -nursing actions
are directed at symptoms such as decreasing the intensity or
frequency of specific symptoms
Tertiary level of intervention - correct answer -assists the patient
in re-adapting and might include relaxation training, and time
management training
Nutrition - correct answer -the science of optimal cellular
metabolism and its impact on health and disease
•encompasses the process by which food and nutrients affect
growth and development, cellular function and repair, health
promotion, and disease prevention
Nutritional status - correct answer -impacts a variety of health
conditions and disorders. In turn many diseases may adversely
, Page | 3
affect nutritional status by altering the ability to ingest, digest,
absorb and metabolize nutrients
•Optimal: all nutrients are available in balanced amounts for
cellular metabolism
•Suboptimal (malnourished) is when either insufficient or
excessive quantity or quality of macro or micronutrients is
ingested
•Considered on a continuum which can change
Macronutrients - correct answer -meet energy needs
Carbohydrate
Proteins
Fats
Micronutrients - correct answer -contributes to metabolic
processes and function
Vitamins
Minerals
Water (fluids) - correct answer -you need about 2000ml/day
(adult)
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the role of the nurse regarding client nutrition - correct answer -
•To promote proper nutrition
•Teach and support diet therapy
•To have an understanding of basic modified diets
•Refer to other members of the team such as nutritionist/ dietitian
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) - correct answer -energy
requirement at rest
Resting Energy Requirements (REE) - correct answer -energy
requirements to digest meals and mild activity
•Accounts for 60-70% of daily needs
Carbohydrates - correct answer -•you need 150-200g/plate
•Recommended main source of energy in diet
•Needed for brain, skeletal muscle activity, red and white blood
cell production and cell function of the renal medulla
•Primarily come from plants with the exception of lactose
•Glycemic index is considered
