QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED A+
◉ Obesity is defines as having a body mass index greater than or
equal to:
A. 30
B. 25
C. 40
D. 35. Answer: A. 30
◉ The clinician sees a patient who is 5 foot tall and weighs 150
pounds (29.3kg/m2). How would the clinician classify this patient?
A. Overweight
B. Mild obesity
C. Moderate obesity
D. Morbid obesity. Answer: B. Mild obesity
◉ The clinician sees a patient who is 5 foot tall and weighs 170
pounds (33.2kg/m2). How would the clinician classify this patient?
A. Overweight
B. Mild obesity
C. Moderate obesity
,D. Morbid obesity. Answer: C. Moderate obesity
◉ The clinician sees a patient who is 5 foot tall and weighs 205
pounds (40kg/m2). How would the clinician classify this patient?
A. Overweight
B. Mild obesity
C. Moderate obesity
D. Morbid obesity. Answer: D. Morbid obesity
◉ An appropriate question to pose to a person who is in the pre
contemplation change stage is:
A. How do you feel about your weight?
B. What are barriers you see to losing weight?
C. What is your personal goal for weight loss?
D. How do Ou envision my helping you with your weight loss goals?.
Answer: A. How do you feel about your weight?
◉ An appropriate question to pose to a person who is in the
contemplation change stage is:
A. How do you feel about your weight?
B. What are barriers you see to losing weight?
C. What is your personal goal for weight loss?
, D. How do Ou envision my helping you with your weight loss goals?.
Answer: B. What are barriers you see to losing weight?
◉ When advising a person who will be using Oristat (Xenical, Alli) as
part of weight loss program, the NP provides the following
information about when to take the medication:
A. Within an hour of each meal that contains fat
B. Before any food with high carbohydrate content
C. Only in the am to avoid sleep disturbance
D. Up to three hours after any meal regardless of type of food eaten.
Answer: A. Within an hour of each mean that contains fat
◉ With the use of weight loss medication, if the patient has not
achieved a 5% weight loss by week ____ of treatment the treatment
should be d/c'd
A. 6
B. 12
C. 18
D. 24. Answer: B. 12
◉ You are counseling a person who is considering gastric bypass
surgery for weight loss. You advise the following (more than one can
apply)
A. Calcium absorption will be reduced