NSG 310 MIDTERM EXAM
• Question 1
5 out of 5 points
The primary purpose for eating a variety of foods is to:
Selected Answer:
provide adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals
Correct Answer:
provide adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals
• Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Health claims on food labels that relate a nutrient or food to risk of a disease or
health-related condition must:
Selected Answer:
have Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval
Correct Answer:
have Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval
• Question 3
0 out of 5 points
A teenage client is hungry and goes to the refrigerator for a snack. There is nothing
available that she really likes, but she grabs some peanut butter and a slice of bread
anyway. This is an example of:
Selected Answer:
food tolerance
Correct Answer:
food choice
• Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Based on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines, examples of "nutrient dense" foods and beverages:
Selected Answer:
Low fat yogurt, strawberries
Correct Answer:
Low fat yogurt, strawberries
• Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Dietary evaluation, clinical examination, biochemical analysis, and anthropometric
measurements are all:
Selected Answer:
methods of assessing nutrition status.
, Correct Answer:
methods of assessing nutrition status.
• Question 6
0 out of 5 points
A nurse has just been assigned to a community nursing position. She will be working
with young children. A document she should consult with to become familiar with the
objectives for nutrition priorities for American children is:
Selected Answer:
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs).
Correct Answer:
Healthy People 2020.
• Question 7
5 out of 5 points
Basal energy expenditure (BEE) is:
Selected Answer:
the amount of energy needed in a 24 hour period by the body at complete rest to sustain life
Correct Answer:
the amount of energy needed in a 24 hour period by the body at complete rest to sustain life
• Question 8
0 out of 5 points
Health promotion increases the health level of:
Selected Answer:
communities within a regional area.
Correct Answer:
individuals, families, groups, and communities.
• Question 9
5 out of 5 points
As a home health care nurse, you are visiting a 60 year old female client. She has just
returned home from the hospital after being treated for diverticulitis. Both she and her
daughter, with whom she lives, have questions about what the client can eat. You
describe the purpose of her medical nutrtion therapy developed by the hospital
dietitian. The medical nutrition therapy or diet therapy is:
Selected Answer:
tertiary prevention.
Correct Answer:
tertiary prevention.
• Question 10
5 out of 5 points
The primary role of nutrients is to:
• Question 1
5 out of 5 points
The primary purpose for eating a variety of foods is to:
Selected Answer:
provide adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals
Correct Answer:
provide adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals
• Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Health claims on food labels that relate a nutrient or food to risk of a disease or
health-related condition must:
Selected Answer:
have Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval
Correct Answer:
have Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval
• Question 3
0 out of 5 points
A teenage client is hungry and goes to the refrigerator for a snack. There is nothing
available that she really likes, but she grabs some peanut butter and a slice of bread
anyway. This is an example of:
Selected Answer:
food tolerance
Correct Answer:
food choice
• Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Based on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines, examples of "nutrient dense" foods and beverages:
Selected Answer:
Low fat yogurt, strawberries
Correct Answer:
Low fat yogurt, strawberries
• Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Dietary evaluation, clinical examination, biochemical analysis, and anthropometric
measurements are all:
Selected Answer:
methods of assessing nutrition status.
, Correct Answer:
methods of assessing nutrition status.
• Question 6
0 out of 5 points
A nurse has just been assigned to a community nursing position. She will be working
with young children. A document she should consult with to become familiar with the
objectives for nutrition priorities for American children is:
Selected Answer:
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs).
Correct Answer:
Healthy People 2020.
• Question 7
5 out of 5 points
Basal energy expenditure (BEE) is:
Selected Answer:
the amount of energy needed in a 24 hour period by the body at complete rest to sustain life
Correct Answer:
the amount of energy needed in a 24 hour period by the body at complete rest to sustain life
• Question 8
0 out of 5 points
Health promotion increases the health level of:
Selected Answer:
communities within a regional area.
Correct Answer:
individuals, families, groups, and communities.
• Question 9
5 out of 5 points
As a home health care nurse, you are visiting a 60 year old female client. She has just
returned home from the hospital after being treated for diverticulitis. Both she and her
daughter, with whom she lives, have questions about what the client can eat. You
describe the purpose of her medical nutrtion therapy developed by the hospital
dietitian. The medical nutrition therapy or diet therapy is:
Selected Answer:
tertiary prevention.
Correct Answer:
tertiary prevention.
• Question 10
5 out of 5 points
The primary role of nutrients is to:
