A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has constipation. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include? - Answer Eat yogurt with live cultures
A nurse is planning an in-service training session about nutrition. Which of the following
pieces of information should the nurse include? - Answer Protein serves as an energy
source when other sources are inadequate
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory reports of a client who is receiving enteral feedings.
Which of the following values indicates a complication of enteral feeding that the nurse
should report to the provider? - Answer BUN 25 mg/dl
A nurse is caring for a client who has a peripheral edema. The nurse should identify that
which of the following nutrients regulates extracellular fluid volume? - Answer Sodium
A nurse is providing teaching about nutrition to an older adult client. The client asks,
"Don't I need the same amount of nutrients that I did when I was younger?" Which of the
following responses should the nurse make? - Answer Older adults need an increased
amount of calcium
A nurse is planning an in-service training session about nutrition. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer Fats provide energy
A nurse is providing nutritional counseling for a client who is pregnant. Which of the
following nutrients should the nurse instruct the client to increase in her daily diet? -
Answer Iron
A nurse is conducting dietary teaching with a client who has a history of renal calculi.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer
Drink 3.8 L of water throughout the day
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a prescription for a low sodium diet to
manage hypertension. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - Answer I can snack on fresh fruit
A nurse is completing dietary teaching with a client who has heart failure and is
prescribed a 2 g sodium diet. Which of the following statements by the client indicates
an understanding of the teaching? - Answer I can have yogurt as a dessert
A nurse is reviewing a client's 24 hour dietary recall. The client reports eating a slice of
toasted white bread with butter, a banana, a glass of milk and a cup of coffee for
breakfast; grilled chicken, a baked potato, and a glass of milk for lunch; an apple and
cheddar cheese for a snack; and 2 servings of chicken, 2 cups of steamed broccoli, and