NURS FUNDAMENTAL CH 45 NUTRITION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2023 A+
1. A nurse is teaching about the energy needed at rest to
maintain life-sus- taining activities for a specific period of time.
What is the nurse discussing?
a. Resting energy expenditure (REE)
b. Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
c. Nutrient density
d. Nutrients
2. In general, when a patient’s energy requirements are
completely met by kilocalorie (kcal) intake in food, which
assessment finding will the nurse ob- serve?
a. Weight increases.
b. Weight decreases.
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL CH 45 NUTRITION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2023 A+
c. Weight does not change.
d. Weight fluctuates daily.
3. A nurse is asked how many kcal per gram fats provided.
How should the nurse answer?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 6
d. 9
4. A nurse is teaching a patient about proteins that must be
obtained through the diet and cannot be synthesized in the
body. Which term used by the patient indicates teaching is
successful?
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL CH 45 NUTRITION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2023 A+
a. Amino acids
b. Triglycerides
c. Dispensable amino acids
d. Indispensable amino acids
5. A nurse is caring for a patient with a postsurgical wound.
When planning care, which goal will be the priority?
a. Reduce dependent nitrogen balance.
b. Maintain negative nitrogen balance.
c. Promote positive nitrogen balance.
d. Facilitate neutral nitrogen balance.
6. In providing diet education for a patient on a low-fat diet,
which informa- tion is important for the nurse to share?
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL CH 45 NUTRITION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2023 A+
a. Polyunsaturated fats should be less than 7% of the total calories.
b. Trans fat should be less than 7% of the total calories.
c. Unsaturated fats are found mostly in animal sources.
d. Saturated fats are found mostly in animal sources.
7. A patient has a decreased gag reflex, left-sided weakness,
and drooling. Which action will the nurse take when feeding this
patient?
a. Position in semi-Fowler’s.
b. Flex head with chin tuck.
c. Place food on left side.
d. Offer fruit juice.
8. The patient has been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease
and placed on a low-fat diet. The patient asks the nurse, “How
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2023 A+
1. A nurse is teaching about the energy needed at rest to
maintain life-sus- taining activities for a specific period of time.
What is the nurse discussing?
a. Resting energy expenditure (REE)
b. Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
c. Nutrient density
d. Nutrients
2. In general, when a patient’s energy requirements are
completely met by kilocalorie (kcal) intake in food, which
assessment finding will the nurse ob- serve?
a. Weight increases.
b. Weight decreases.
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL CH 45 NUTRITION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2023 A+
c. Weight does not change.
d. Weight fluctuates daily.
3. A nurse is asked how many kcal per gram fats provided.
How should the nurse answer?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 6
d. 9
4. A nurse is teaching a patient about proteins that must be
obtained through the diet and cannot be synthesized in the
body. Which term used by the patient indicates teaching is
successful?
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL CH 45 NUTRITION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2023 A+
a. Amino acids
b. Triglycerides
c. Dispensable amino acids
d. Indispensable amino acids
5. A nurse is caring for a patient with a postsurgical wound.
When planning care, which goal will be the priority?
a. Reduce dependent nitrogen balance.
b. Maintain negative nitrogen balance.
c. Promote positive nitrogen balance.
d. Facilitate neutral nitrogen balance.
6. In providing diet education for a patient on a low-fat diet,
which informa- tion is important for the nurse to share?
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL CH 45 NUTRITION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2023 A+
a. Polyunsaturated fats should be less than 7% of the total calories.
b. Trans fat should be less than 7% of the total calories.
c. Unsaturated fats are found mostly in animal sources.
d. Saturated fats are found mostly in animal sources.
7. A patient has a decreased gag reflex, left-sided weakness,
and drooling. Which action will the nurse take when feeding this
patient?
a. Position in semi-Fowler’s.
b. Flex head with chin tuck.
c. Place food on left side.
d. Offer fruit juice.
8. The patient has been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease
and placed on a low-fat diet. The patient asks the nurse, “How
