Test Bank for Lutzs Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 8th Edition by
Erin E. Mazur | All Chapters with Answers and Rationals
A nurse knows the digestive tract is lined with mucus. What is the function of the mucus?
-To help facilitate the passage of food
-To mix with food for digestion
-To break down dietary fat and CHOs
-To break down food particles to pieces - ANSWER: -To help facilitate the passage of food
A nurse is teaching clients about mechanical digestion in the body. Which statement by the clients
indicates teaching is successful?
-"Muscle activity, regulated by nerves, churns food to reduce it to smaller particles."
-"Peristalsis is a two-way movement caused by contractions and relaxations."
-"Hydrolysis of nutrients is achieved through actions of digestive enzymes in mucus."
-"Bicarbonates, like baking soda, enter the large intestine and aid in digestion." - ANSWER: -"Muscle
activity, regulated by nerves, churns food to reduce it to smaller particles."
A nurse is teaching clients about the importance of absorption after digestion of nutrients in the body.
Which process will the nurse discuss?
-Transportation of nutrients into the blood
-Absorption of nutrients into the large intestine
-Transportation of nutrients into the gallbladder
-Absorption of nutrients into the stomach - ANSWER: -Transportation of nutrients into the blood
A nurse is taking care of a client diagnosed with malabsorption issues. If nutrients are not transported
to the liver and metabolized, where do they go?
-Absorbed by the lymph
-Eliminated through excretion
-Digested by enzymes
-Metabolized by the pancreas - ANSWER: -Eliminated through excretion
When speaking to a group of clients about digestion, what does a nurse teach as the ultimate
destination for food's nutrients?
-Cells
-Blood
-Liver
-Intestines - ANSWER: -Cells
A nurse is caring for a pediatric client diagnosed with celiac disease. Which food does the nurse
suspect the client will not be able to tolerate?
-Tea
-Milk
-Rice
-Peanut butter - ANSWER: -Milk
A nurse is leading a seminar on digestion. Which will the nurse identify as the primary place of
digestion?
-Alimentary canal
-Stomach
-Liver
-Pancreas - ANSWER: -Alimentary canal
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with steatorrhea. Which treatment should the nurse expect?
-Limit food smells with masks.
-A decrease in dietary fat
-A decrease in dietary grains
,-Limit food with milk products. - ANSWER: -A decrease in dietary fat
A nurse is teaching clients about malabsorption during nutrition class, the nurse knows that teaching
was successful by which comment?
-"Malabsorption starts when the lining of the large intestine fails."
-"Malabsorption often leads to death due to gluten restriction."
-"Malabsorption leads to malnutrition, which prevents cell reproduction."
-"Malabsorption is a disease that prevents cells from absorbing fat." - ANSWER: -"Malabsorption leads
to malnutrition, which prevents cell reproduction."
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a food allergy. What is the most important action by the
nurse at this time?
-Making sure the client avoids the implicated food
-Making sure the client washes their hands
-Finding out the severity of the food allergy
-Finding out the specific effects of the implicated food - ANSWER: -Making sure the client avoids the
implicated food
When discharging a client who had gastric-bypass surgery, a nurse makes sure to include information
about the digestive process. Which information should the nurse share about the function of
mechanical digestion with this client? Select all that apply.
-Mastication
-Peristalsis
-Hydrolysis
-Salivation
-Gastroparesis - ANSWER: -Mastication
-Peristalsis
A nurse is discharging a client with malabsorption issues. During discharge teaching, which statements
about digestion indicate that teaching was successful? Select all that apply.
-"The liver is an accessory organ and helps by breaking down fats in my diet."
-"Bile helps digestion by breaking down fat and is stored in the gallbladder."
-"The pancreas is involved in the digestion of all energy nutrients, like protein."
-"Accessory organs, such as the intestines, help further break down nutrients."
-"Sphincters are separate from the alimentary canal, but aide in food passage." - ANSWER: -"The liver
is an accessory organ and helps by breaking down fats in my diet."
-"Bile helps digestion by breaking down fat and is stored in the gallbladder."
-"The pancreas is involved in the digestion of all energy nutrients, like protein."
A nurse is discharging a client who was formerly diagnosed with malabsorption issues. Teaching is
successful when the client identifies which end products of digestion? Select all that apply.
-Monosaccharides
-Monoglycerides
-Peptides
-Amino acids
-Water - ANSWER: -Monosaccharides
-Monoglycerides
-Peptides
-Amino acids
A nurse is teaching a class on health and nutrition; this week the class is on cell usage of nutrients.
Which statements by the class indicate that teaching is successful? Select all that apply.
-"The liver can change excess amino acids into carbohydrates for energy use."
-"The liver helps detoxify alcohol, drugs, and poisons as by-products of digestion."
-"The proteins of the gallbladder reduce monoglycerides to fatty acids and glycerol."
-"Cholesterol helps to form triglycerides and release them into the lymphatic system."
, -"Lipids are modified in the pancreas to suit the needs of the body and distributed." - ANSWER: -"The
liver can change excess amino acids into carbohydrates for energy use."
-"The liver helps detoxify alcohol, drugs, and poisons as by-products of digestion."
A nurse is discharging a client to home and discussing elimination for normal body maintenance.
Which statement made by the nurse is appropriate? Select all that apply.
-Feces are mostly solid.
-Feces are mostly water.
-Feces are equal parts water and solid.
-Feces contain cellular wastes.
-Feces contain bile salts. - ANSWER: -Feces are mostly water.
-Feces contain cellular wastes.
-Feces contain bile salts.
What do the solids of elimination consist of? Select all that apply.
-Undigested dietary fiber
-Undigested food
-Cholesterol
-Mucus
-Protein - ANSWER: -Undigested dietary fiber
-Undigested food
-Cholesterol
-Mucus
A nurse is teaching a client about the types of carbohydrates that cannot be digested. Client teaching
is successful when the client names which foods? Select all that apply.
-Vegetables
-Legumes
-Eggs
-Soy
-Beans - ANSWER: -Vegetables
-Legumes
A nurse caring for a client diagnosed with dehydration secondary to vomiting from a "stomach bug."
Which foods are best to be introduced at this time? Select all that apply.
-Apple juice
-Chicken soup
-Crackers
-Broth
-Popsicles - ANSWER: -Apple juice
-Broth
-Popsicles
A client is admitted from the emergency department with a diagnosis of gut failure. Which symptoms
does a nurse suspect from this diagnosis? Select all that apply.
-Diarrhea
-Malabsorption
-Poor response to oral feedings
-Abdominal pain
-Poor appetite - ANSWER: -Diarrhea
-Malabsorption
-Poor response to oral feedings
A nurse is caring for a client who was brought to the emergency department due to difficulty
swallowing. The nurse suspects the client to have which other symptoms? Select all that apply
-Nasal regurgitation
-Pocketing of food
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A nurse knows the digestive tract is lined with mucus. What is the function of the mucus?
-To help facilitate the passage of food
-To mix with food for digestion
-To break down dietary fat and CHOs
-To break down food particles to pieces - ANSWER: -To help facilitate the passage of food
A nurse is teaching clients about mechanical digestion in the body. Which statement by the clients
indicates teaching is successful?
-"Muscle activity, regulated by nerves, churns food to reduce it to smaller particles."
-"Peristalsis is a two-way movement caused by contractions and relaxations."
-"Hydrolysis of nutrients is achieved through actions of digestive enzymes in mucus."
-"Bicarbonates, like baking soda, enter the large intestine and aid in digestion." - ANSWER: -"Muscle
activity, regulated by nerves, churns food to reduce it to smaller particles."
A nurse is teaching clients about the importance of absorption after digestion of nutrients in the body.
Which process will the nurse discuss?
-Transportation of nutrients into the blood
-Absorption of nutrients into the large intestine
-Transportation of nutrients into the gallbladder
-Absorption of nutrients into the stomach - ANSWER: -Transportation of nutrients into the blood
A nurse is taking care of a client diagnosed with malabsorption issues. If nutrients are not transported
to the liver and metabolized, where do they go?
-Absorbed by the lymph
-Eliminated through excretion
-Digested by enzymes
-Metabolized by the pancreas - ANSWER: -Eliminated through excretion
When speaking to a group of clients about digestion, what does a nurse teach as the ultimate
destination for food's nutrients?
-Cells
-Blood
-Liver
-Intestines - ANSWER: -Cells
A nurse is caring for a pediatric client diagnosed with celiac disease. Which food does the nurse
suspect the client will not be able to tolerate?
-Tea
-Milk
-Rice
-Peanut butter - ANSWER: -Milk
A nurse is leading a seminar on digestion. Which will the nurse identify as the primary place of
digestion?
-Alimentary canal
-Stomach
-Liver
-Pancreas - ANSWER: -Alimentary canal
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with steatorrhea. Which treatment should the nurse expect?
-Limit food smells with masks.
-A decrease in dietary fat
-A decrease in dietary grains
,-Limit food with milk products. - ANSWER: -A decrease in dietary fat
A nurse is teaching clients about malabsorption during nutrition class, the nurse knows that teaching
was successful by which comment?
-"Malabsorption starts when the lining of the large intestine fails."
-"Malabsorption often leads to death due to gluten restriction."
-"Malabsorption leads to malnutrition, which prevents cell reproduction."
-"Malabsorption is a disease that prevents cells from absorbing fat." - ANSWER: -"Malabsorption leads
to malnutrition, which prevents cell reproduction."
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a food allergy. What is the most important action by the
nurse at this time?
-Making sure the client avoids the implicated food
-Making sure the client washes their hands
-Finding out the severity of the food allergy
-Finding out the specific effects of the implicated food - ANSWER: -Making sure the client avoids the
implicated food
When discharging a client who had gastric-bypass surgery, a nurse makes sure to include information
about the digestive process. Which information should the nurse share about the function of
mechanical digestion with this client? Select all that apply.
-Mastication
-Peristalsis
-Hydrolysis
-Salivation
-Gastroparesis - ANSWER: -Mastication
-Peristalsis
A nurse is discharging a client with malabsorption issues. During discharge teaching, which statements
about digestion indicate that teaching was successful? Select all that apply.
-"The liver is an accessory organ and helps by breaking down fats in my diet."
-"Bile helps digestion by breaking down fat and is stored in the gallbladder."
-"The pancreas is involved in the digestion of all energy nutrients, like protein."
-"Accessory organs, such as the intestines, help further break down nutrients."
-"Sphincters are separate from the alimentary canal, but aide in food passage." - ANSWER: -"The liver
is an accessory organ and helps by breaking down fats in my diet."
-"Bile helps digestion by breaking down fat and is stored in the gallbladder."
-"The pancreas is involved in the digestion of all energy nutrients, like protein."
A nurse is discharging a client who was formerly diagnosed with malabsorption issues. Teaching is
successful when the client identifies which end products of digestion? Select all that apply.
-Monosaccharides
-Monoglycerides
-Peptides
-Amino acids
-Water - ANSWER: -Monosaccharides
-Monoglycerides
-Peptides
-Amino acids
A nurse is teaching a class on health and nutrition; this week the class is on cell usage of nutrients.
Which statements by the class indicate that teaching is successful? Select all that apply.
-"The liver can change excess amino acids into carbohydrates for energy use."
-"The liver helps detoxify alcohol, drugs, and poisons as by-products of digestion."
-"The proteins of the gallbladder reduce monoglycerides to fatty acids and glycerol."
-"Cholesterol helps to form triglycerides and release them into the lymphatic system."
, -"Lipids are modified in the pancreas to suit the needs of the body and distributed." - ANSWER: -"The
liver can change excess amino acids into carbohydrates for energy use."
-"The liver helps detoxify alcohol, drugs, and poisons as by-products of digestion."
A nurse is discharging a client to home and discussing elimination for normal body maintenance.
Which statement made by the nurse is appropriate? Select all that apply.
-Feces are mostly solid.
-Feces are mostly water.
-Feces are equal parts water and solid.
-Feces contain cellular wastes.
-Feces contain bile salts. - ANSWER: -Feces are mostly water.
-Feces contain cellular wastes.
-Feces contain bile salts.
What do the solids of elimination consist of? Select all that apply.
-Undigested dietary fiber
-Undigested food
-Cholesterol
-Mucus
-Protein - ANSWER: -Undigested dietary fiber
-Undigested food
-Cholesterol
-Mucus
A nurse is teaching a client about the types of carbohydrates that cannot be digested. Client teaching
is successful when the client names which foods? Select all that apply.
-Vegetables
-Legumes
-Eggs
-Soy
-Beans - ANSWER: -Vegetables
-Legumes
A nurse caring for a client diagnosed with dehydration secondary to vomiting from a "stomach bug."
Which foods are best to be introduced at this time? Select all that apply.
-Apple juice
-Chicken soup
-Crackers
-Broth
-Popsicles - ANSWER: -Apple juice
-Broth
-Popsicles
A client is admitted from the emergency department with a diagnosis of gut failure. Which symptoms
does a nurse suspect from this diagnosis? Select all that apply.
-Diarrhea
-Malabsorption
-Poor response to oral feedings
-Abdominal pain
-Poor appetite - ANSWER: -Diarrhea
-Malabsorption
-Poor response to oral feedings
A nurse is caring for a client who was brought to the emergency department due to difficulty
swallowing. The nurse suspects the client to have which other symptoms? Select all that apply
-Nasal regurgitation
-Pocketing of food
