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NUTRITIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CLINICAL
APPLICATIONS 7TH EDITION BY GRODNER TEST
BANK
Chapter 11: Nutrition Assessment and Patient Care
Grodner et al.: Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing
Approach, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The situation in which it would be most important for the nurse to contact the registered dietitian
(RD) is if a
a. patient complains of constipation during his or her hospital stay.
b. patient’s family complains about the quality of the food in the hospital.
c. patient reports losing 10 lb in the past year without trying.
d. patient has been receiving intravenous glucose and saline but no oral intake for 36 hours.
ANS: D
It would be most important for the nurse to contact the RD to conduct a nutrition assessment if
the patient has received only intravenous fluids with no nutrient intake for more than 24 hours.
Constipation may warrant a nutrition assessment if it is ongoing, but in the short term, it is
probably related to surgery, medical procedures, inactivity, or medications. Loss of 10 lb in a
year is not considered severe and would warrant nutrition assessment only if other nutrition
risk factors are present. Family complaints should be treated with respect but would warrant
nutrition assessment only if the patient’s oral intake is significantly compromised; stressed
family members often complain about food because it is unfamiliar and they believe it is the
one thing in the hospital that should be familiar.
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2. An example of a common cause of iatrogenic malnutrition is
a. scheduling of frequent daily tests that prevents the patient from eating meals.
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b. food from home brought in by family members and friends of a patient.
c. small portion sizes of hospital food and absence of snacks.
d. errors in ordering and delivery of meals for hospitalized patients.
ANS: A
A common cause of iatrogenic malnutrition is the scheduling of frequent tests that require
patients to fast beforehand, possibly through the next meal time. It is not uncommon for
patients to miss breakfast because they need to fast, to miss lunch because they are having a
test, and to be too tired to eat very much at dinner. Bringing food from home may help prevent
malnutrition. Hospital portion sizes are usually appropriate, and extra food and snacks can be
ordered if needed. Errors in ordering and delivering patient meals are rare.
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3. If a patient is 6 feet tall and his or her waist measures 42 inches, the patient would be considered to
have _____ fat levels consistent with _____ risk for chronic disease. a. essential; low b. essential;
high
c. abdominal; low
d. abdominal; high
ANS: D
Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) indicates abdominal fat levels, which can be predictive of risk
for diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. This patient has a WHtR ratio of 42:72,
or 0.58. A WHtR ratio exceeding 0.5 is consistent with high risk for chronic disease.
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4. The best way to estimate height for a patient with both legs amputated below the knee is to use
a. demi-span (distance from the sternal notch to the middle finger).
b. knee height (with the use of calipers to measure heel-to-thigh distance).
c. recumbent bed height measured while the patient is lying down.
d. the patient’s stated pre-amputation height.
ANS: A
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NUTRITIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CLINICAL
APPLICATIONS 7TH EDITION BY GRODNER TEST
BANK
Chapter 11: Nutrition Assessment and Patient Care
Grodner et al.: Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing
Approach, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The situation in which it would be most important for the nurse to contact the registered dietitian
(RD) is if a
a. patient complains of constipation during his or her hospital stay.
b. patient’s family complains about the quality of the food in the hospital.
c. patient reports losing 10 lb in the past year without trying.
d. patient has been receiving intravenous glucose and saline but no oral intake for 36 hours.
ANS: D
It would be most important for the nurse to contact the RD to conduct a nutrition assessment if
the patient has received only intravenous fluids with no nutrient intake for more than 24 hours.
Constipation may warrant a nutrition assessment if it is ongoing, but in the short term, it is
probably related to surgery, medical procedures, inactivity, or medications. Loss of 10 lb in a
year is not considered severe and would warrant nutrition assessment only if other nutrition
risk factors are present. Family complaints should be treated with respect but would warrant
nutrition assessment only if the patient’s oral intake is significantly compromised; stressed
family members often complain about food because it is unfamiliar and they believe it is the
one thing in the hospital that should be familiar.
DIF:TOP: Cognitive Level: ApplyingNursing Process: Assessment :MSC:TB. CPage 228 | PClient
Needs: Physiological IntegrityOM age 229 | Page 234
2. An example of a common cause of iatrogenic malnutrition is
a. scheduling of frequent daily tests that prevents the patient from eating meals.
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b. food from home brought in by family members and friends of a patient.
c. small portion sizes of hospital food and absence of snacks.
d. errors in ordering and delivery of meals for hospitalized patients.
ANS: A
A common cause of iatrogenic malnutrition is the scheduling of frequent tests that require
patients to fast beforehand, possibly through the next meal time. It is not uncommon for
patients to miss breakfast because they need to fast, to miss lunch because they are having a
test, and to be too tired to eat very much at dinner. Bringing food from home may help prevent
malnutrition. Hospital portion sizes are usually appropriate, and extra food and snacks can be
ordered if needed. Errors in ordering and delivering patient meals are rare.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: Page 228
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
3. If a patient is 6 feet tall and his or her waist measures 42 inches, the patient would be considered to
have _____ fat levels consistent with _____ risk for chronic disease. a. essential; low b. essential;
high
c. abdominal; low
d. abdominal; high
ANS: D
Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) indicates abdominal fat levels, which can be predictive of risk
for diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. This patient has a WHtR ratio of 42:72,
or 0.58. A WHtR ratio exceeding 0.5 is consistent with high risk for chronic disease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: Page 167 | Page 235
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. The best way to estimate height for a patient with both legs amputated below the knee is to use
a. demi-span (distance from the sternal notch to the middle finger).
b. knee height (with the use of calipers to measure heel-to-thigh distance).
c. recumbent bed height measured while the patient is lying down.
d. the patient’s stated pre-amputation height.
ANS: A
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