NUR 215 EXAM 3 2025/2026 LATEST
QUESTIONS UPDATE (COMPLIED FROM
REAL EXAM) ARIZONA COLLEGE OF
NURSING
What does vitamin A support?
vision health
What does vitamin D support?
fortify bones
What does vitamin E support?
heart health, supports healthy cholesterol, antioxidant
What are the B vitamins?
Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin, Pyridoxine (B6), Folate, Cobalamin (B12), Panthothenic Acid,
Biotin
Where are minerals found in the diet?
food additives, natural foods, and supplements
What are the trace minerals?
copper, fluoride, iodide, iron, selenium, and zinc
What are the macrominerals?
, Ca, P, Mg, Na, K
What are the functions of water in the body?
medium for transportation, temperature regulation, replacing fluid loss
What are some factors that affect nutrition?
financial status, access to foods, education level, developmental level, medications,
diseases/limitations, ethnic/cultural/religious practices, lifestyle choices
What are some manifestations of altered nutrition?
overweight (BMI>25 but <29.9), obese (BMI >30), underweight/undernutrition (BMI<18.4)
What are some interventions for obesity?
encourage exercise and lifestyle changes (15-20 min/day of moderate exercise), weigh weekly,
suggest food diary
how does immobility affect the integumentary system?
compresses capillaries which decreases circulation which leads to ischemia which leads to pressure
injuries
nursing interventions for immobility to protect integumentary system include?
use positioning devices to maintain body alignment, turn q2h, if PT can move independently have
them shift or turn every 15 minutes, compression stockings, keep skin dry, keep sheets wrinkle free
and dry, increase fluids
How does immobility affect the musculoskeletal system?
10% muscle atrophy per week, joints stiffen, contractures
QUESTIONS UPDATE (COMPLIED FROM
REAL EXAM) ARIZONA COLLEGE OF
NURSING
What does vitamin A support?
vision health
What does vitamin D support?
fortify bones
What does vitamin E support?
heart health, supports healthy cholesterol, antioxidant
What are the B vitamins?
Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin, Pyridoxine (B6), Folate, Cobalamin (B12), Panthothenic Acid,
Biotin
Where are minerals found in the diet?
food additives, natural foods, and supplements
What are the trace minerals?
copper, fluoride, iodide, iron, selenium, and zinc
What are the macrominerals?
, Ca, P, Mg, Na, K
What are the functions of water in the body?
medium for transportation, temperature regulation, replacing fluid loss
What are some factors that affect nutrition?
financial status, access to foods, education level, developmental level, medications,
diseases/limitations, ethnic/cultural/religious practices, lifestyle choices
What are some manifestations of altered nutrition?
overweight (BMI>25 but <29.9), obese (BMI >30), underweight/undernutrition (BMI<18.4)
What are some interventions for obesity?
encourage exercise and lifestyle changes (15-20 min/day of moderate exercise), weigh weekly,
suggest food diary
how does immobility affect the integumentary system?
compresses capillaries which decreases circulation which leads to ischemia which leads to pressure
injuries
nursing interventions for immobility to protect integumentary system include?
use positioning devices to maintain body alignment, turn q2h, if PT can move independently have
them shift or turn every 15 minutes, compression stockings, keep skin dry, keep sheets wrinkle free
and dry, increase fluids
How does immobility affect the musculoskeletal system?
10% muscle atrophy per week, joints stiffen, contractures
