NURS 211 - NCLEX Style Questions (Nutrition)
Questions with Complete Solutions
The nurse is teaching a client who has iron deficiency anemia about
foods she should include in her diet. The nurse determines that the client
understands the dietary modifications if she selects which items from her
menu?
1. Nuts and ilk
2. Coffee and tea
3. Cooked rolled oats and fish
4. Oranges and dark green leafy vegetables Correct Answer-4.
Dark green leafy vegetables are a good source of iron nad oranges are a
good source of vitamin C, which enhances iron absorption
The nurse is planning to teach a client with malabsorption syndrome
about the necessity of following a low-fat diet. The nurse develops a list
of high-fat foods to avoid and should include which food item on the
list?
1. Oranges
2. Broccoli
3. Cream Cheese
4. Broiled haddock Correct Answer-3
Cream cheese is a high fat food
The nurse is conducting a dietary assessment on a client who is on a
vegan diet.The nurse provides dietary teaching and should focus on
foods high in whichvitamin that may be lacking in a vegan diet?
, a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B12
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin E Correct Answer-B. Vitamin B
A physician might recommend decreased fluid intake for which of the
following conditions?
Possible Answers:
a. Nasogastric tube
b. Renal disease
c. Pressure ulcer
d. Vomiting Correct Answer-b. Renal Disease
A physician is most likely to recommend decreased fluid intake in a
patient that has renal disease, particularly if they are in any stage of renal
failure. This is because a high fluid intake may put undue strain on the
already impaired function of the kidney. Increased fluid intake is
generally recommended for all of the other conditions listed.
Which of the following is a symptom of vitamin K deficiency?
Possible Answers:
A. Cartilage calcification
B. Bone malformation
C. Petechiae
D. All the above Correct Answer-D. All the above
Questions with Complete Solutions
The nurse is teaching a client who has iron deficiency anemia about
foods she should include in her diet. The nurse determines that the client
understands the dietary modifications if she selects which items from her
menu?
1. Nuts and ilk
2. Coffee and tea
3. Cooked rolled oats and fish
4. Oranges and dark green leafy vegetables Correct Answer-4.
Dark green leafy vegetables are a good source of iron nad oranges are a
good source of vitamin C, which enhances iron absorption
The nurse is planning to teach a client with malabsorption syndrome
about the necessity of following a low-fat diet. The nurse develops a list
of high-fat foods to avoid and should include which food item on the
list?
1. Oranges
2. Broccoli
3. Cream Cheese
4. Broiled haddock Correct Answer-3
Cream cheese is a high fat food
The nurse is conducting a dietary assessment on a client who is on a
vegan diet.The nurse provides dietary teaching and should focus on
foods high in whichvitamin that may be lacking in a vegan diet?
, a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B12
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin E Correct Answer-B. Vitamin B
A physician might recommend decreased fluid intake for which of the
following conditions?
Possible Answers:
a. Nasogastric tube
b. Renal disease
c. Pressure ulcer
d. Vomiting Correct Answer-b. Renal Disease
A physician is most likely to recommend decreased fluid intake in a
patient that has renal disease, particularly if they are in any stage of renal
failure. This is because a high fluid intake may put undue strain on the
already impaired function of the kidney. Increased fluid intake is
generally recommended for all of the other conditions listed.
Which of the following is a symptom of vitamin K deficiency?
Possible Answers:
A. Cartilage calcification
B. Bone malformation
C. Petechiae
D. All the above Correct Answer-D. All the above
