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ECPI 2026 | 2027 NUR164 CHAPTER 36: NUTRITION Questions with
100% Verified Answers UPDATED!!!
Try to ensure that the client's food is attractive and sufficiently
warm. - ANSWER The nurse has observed that a client's food
intake has diminished in recent days. What intervention should
the nurse perform in order to stimulate the client's appetite?
140-180 mg/dL - ANSWER A 40-year-old man has consumed a
breakfast consisting of cereal, milk, orange juice, and coffee. His
blood sugar in 2 hours is likely to be in what range?
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) - ANSWER A physician orders
nutritional therapy administered via a central vein for a client
who cannot take foods orally. What is the term for this type of
nutrition?
Vitamin K - ANSWER A client is prescribed warfarin, an
anticoagulant. When educating this client about potential diet
and drug nteractions, the nurse would caution the client about
foods containing which nutrient?
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vitamin D - ANSWER A nurse in a rural health center meets a
new client, age 4. The nurse notices as the client enters the
clinic that his legs appear to be bowed, When he smiles, the
nurse also notes that his dentition is quite malformed for a child
his age. What vitamin deficiency would the nurse most suspect?
More servings of milk daily will be required. - ANSWER The
nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant. Which nutrition
education will the nurse provide?
Assess when client generally eats meals - ANSWER The nurse is
caring for a client who refuses most foods on the dietary tray.
Which nursing intervention is appropriaté?
Try eating foods that are attractive and at the proper
temperature. - ANSWER An older adult client informs the nurse
that foods don't taste or smell the same and eating is a chore.
What suggestion can the nurse provide to the client to address
this age-related change?
Connect a syringe filled with warm water to the feeding tube
and flush it out using gentle pressure. - ANSWER The nurse is
unable to aspirate gastric contents and realizes that the tube is
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clogged. Which action The nurse is preparing to administer an
intermittent feeding to a client who has a feeding tube. is
correct?
"Can you share an example of what you ate yesterday?" -
ANSWER A client tells the nurse, "As long as I only eat 2,400
calories per day, it does not matter which foods I eat." Which
response by the nurse is best?
Bread - ANSWER An athlete wants to increase her intake of
complex carbohydrates and asks the nurse about potential
sources. Which food is considered a complex carbohydrate?
Vitamin K - ANSWER A client who has bleeding tendencies has a
deficiency in which vitamin?
Vitamin A - ANSWER The client reports to the nurse that she
feels as if her eyes are persistently dry. This symptom is
consistent with a deficiency in which dietary element?
ECPI 2026 | 2027 NUR164 CHAPTER 36: NUTRITION Questions with
100% Verified Answers UPDATED!!!
Try to ensure that the client's food is attractive and sufficiently
warm. - ANSWER The nurse has observed that a client's food
intake has diminished in recent days. What intervention should
the nurse perform in order to stimulate the client's appetite?
140-180 mg/dL - ANSWER A 40-year-old man has consumed a
breakfast consisting of cereal, milk, orange juice, and coffee. His
blood sugar in 2 hours is likely to be in what range?
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) - ANSWER A physician orders
nutritional therapy administered via a central vein for a client
who cannot take foods orally. What is the term for this type of
nutrition?
Vitamin K - ANSWER A client is prescribed warfarin, an
anticoagulant. When educating this client about potential diet
and drug nteractions, the nurse would caution the client about
foods containing which nutrient?
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vitamin D - ANSWER A nurse in a rural health center meets a
new client, age 4. The nurse notices as the client enters the
clinic that his legs appear to be bowed, When he smiles, the
nurse also notes that his dentition is quite malformed for a child
his age. What vitamin deficiency would the nurse most suspect?
More servings of milk daily will be required. - ANSWER The
nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant. Which nutrition
education will the nurse provide?
Assess when client generally eats meals - ANSWER The nurse is
caring for a client who refuses most foods on the dietary tray.
Which nursing intervention is appropriaté?
Try eating foods that are attractive and at the proper
temperature. - ANSWER An older adult client informs the nurse
that foods don't taste or smell the same and eating is a chore.
What suggestion can the nurse provide to the client to address
this age-related change?
Connect a syringe filled with warm water to the feeding tube
and flush it out using gentle pressure. - ANSWER The nurse is
unable to aspirate gastric contents and realizes that the tube is
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clogged. Which action The nurse is preparing to administer an
intermittent feeding to a client who has a feeding tube. is
correct?
"Can you share an example of what you ate yesterday?" -
ANSWER A client tells the nurse, "As long as I only eat 2,400
calories per day, it does not matter which foods I eat." Which
response by the nurse is best?
Bread - ANSWER An athlete wants to increase her intake of
complex carbohydrates and asks the nurse about potential
sources. Which food is considered a complex carbohydrate?
Vitamin K - ANSWER A client who has bleeding tendencies has a
deficiency in which vitamin?
Vitamin A - ANSWER The client reports to the nurse that she
feels as if her eyes are persistently dry. This symptom is
consistent with a deficiency in which dietary element?
