WGU D440 OA Health and nutrition D440 OA ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
Compromised nutrition during chemotherapy can contribute to an increased risk of infection and
other problems. Which actions would the nurse take to offset nutritional deficiencies?
Provide oral supplements
A client with stomach cancer expresses a lack of interest in food and consumes only small amounts.
Which nursing intervention is best for meeting the dietary needs for this client?
Nutritional supplements between meals.
Which nursing intervention would be taken when an adolescent who works out for 6 hours a day
reports not eating well, weight loss, and an absence of meses for the past few months?
Modify the adolescent's diet to incorporate more nutrients.
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Which parental statement indicates the need for further education related to the potential for poor
growth in an infant newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis?
My child will have a poor appetite, which will lead to poor growth.
To help precent long term complications associated with gastric bypass surgery the nurse needs to
educate the client. Which are instructions that would be included in the nurse's teaching plan?
Eat foods rich in calcium.
Consume a diet high in protein.
Receive cyanocobalamin injections routinely.
,Which common response do clients with cancer experience, regardless of the site of cancer, that
accounts for their cachexia?
Changes in taste and food aversions.
Which nutrient would the nurse instruct the client to increase while on oral contraceptives?
Folic acid
Which would the school nurse include in a teaching session with elementary school students related
to nutritional intake?
Consuming foods that are nutrient rich, such as fruits.
Which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect in a 6 year old child with celiac disease?
Diarrhea
Muscle wasting
Edema
Abdominal distention
Which nutrient is broken down into glucose, fructose, and galactose?
Carbohydrates
A client has had an adjustable gastric banding procedure to reduce weight. At a follow up visit, the
client reports episodes of abdominal pain and vomiting after eating. Which recommendation would
the nurse make?
Chew food thoroughly before swallowing.
, During a routine second trimester visit to the prenatal clinic a client expresses concern regarding
gaining weight and losing her figure. She says to the nurse I'm going on a diet. Which is the nurse's
best response?
If you add 340 calories a day to your regular diet, you wont become overweight.
An abscess develops in an obese adult after abdominal surgery. The wound is healing by secondary
intention. Which diet would the nurse expect the health care provider to prescribe to meet this
client's immediate nutritional needs?
High in protein and vitamin C.
When would the nurse plan to administer pancrelipase to a child with cystic fibrosis?
With meals and snacks.
Which advice would the nurse provide to the primigravida wanting to diet during pregnancy because
of concerns about regaining her figure after delivery?
Inadequate food intake can result in low birth weight infant.
Which other nutrient would the nurse include in the teaching while counseling the parents of an
adolescent with anemia related to an inadequate diet after explaining that several different
nutrients, including protein, iron, and vitamin b 12 are involved?
Folic acid
A client with cholecystitis is placed on a low fat high protein diet. Which nutrient would the nurse
teach the client to include in this diet?
Skim milk
Which dietary nutrients would the nurse teach a client regarding the support of natural defense
mechanisms?
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
Compromised nutrition during chemotherapy can contribute to an increased risk of infection and
other problems. Which actions would the nurse take to offset nutritional deficiencies?
Provide oral supplements
A client with stomach cancer expresses a lack of interest in food and consumes only small amounts.
Which nursing intervention is best for meeting the dietary needs for this client?
Nutritional supplements between meals.
Which nursing intervention would be taken when an adolescent who works out for 6 hours a day
reports not eating well, weight loss, and an absence of meses for the past few months?
Modify the adolescent's diet to incorporate more nutrients.
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Which parental statement indicates the need for further education related to the potential for poor
growth in an infant newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis?
My child will have a poor appetite, which will lead to poor growth.
To help precent long term complications associated with gastric bypass surgery the nurse needs to
educate the client. Which are instructions that would be included in the nurse's teaching plan?
Eat foods rich in calcium.
Consume a diet high in protein.
Receive cyanocobalamin injections routinely.
,Which common response do clients with cancer experience, regardless of the site of cancer, that
accounts for their cachexia?
Changes in taste and food aversions.
Which nutrient would the nurse instruct the client to increase while on oral contraceptives?
Folic acid
Which would the school nurse include in a teaching session with elementary school students related
to nutritional intake?
Consuming foods that are nutrient rich, such as fruits.
Which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect in a 6 year old child with celiac disease?
Diarrhea
Muscle wasting
Edema
Abdominal distention
Which nutrient is broken down into glucose, fructose, and galactose?
Carbohydrates
A client has had an adjustable gastric banding procedure to reduce weight. At a follow up visit, the
client reports episodes of abdominal pain and vomiting after eating. Which recommendation would
the nurse make?
Chew food thoroughly before swallowing.
, During a routine second trimester visit to the prenatal clinic a client expresses concern regarding
gaining weight and losing her figure. She says to the nurse I'm going on a diet. Which is the nurse's
best response?
If you add 340 calories a day to your regular diet, you wont become overweight.
An abscess develops in an obese adult after abdominal surgery. The wound is healing by secondary
intention. Which diet would the nurse expect the health care provider to prescribe to meet this
client's immediate nutritional needs?
High in protein and vitamin C.
When would the nurse plan to administer pancrelipase to a child with cystic fibrosis?
With meals and snacks.
Which advice would the nurse provide to the primigravida wanting to diet during pregnancy because
of concerns about regaining her figure after delivery?
Inadequate food intake can result in low birth weight infant.
Which other nutrient would the nurse include in the teaching while counseling the parents of an
adolescent with anemia related to an inadequate diet after explaining that several different
nutrients, including protein, iron, and vitamin b 12 are involved?
Folic acid
A client with cholecystitis is placed on a low fat high protein diet. Which nutrient would the nurse
teach the client to include in this diet?
Skim milk
Which dietary nutrients would the nurse teach a client regarding the support of natural defense
mechanisms?
