Exam 2: NUR1172/ NUR 1172 (New 2024/
2025 Update) Nutrition Prep | Questions and
Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade –
Rasmussen
QUESTION
What are the three functions of nutrients for the body?
Answer:
Provide energy, build and repair body tissues, metabolic regulation
QUESTION
What foods would be included on a clear liquid diet?
Answer:
broth, plain gelatin, apple juice, and tea.
QUESTION
What is the MOST IMPORTANT reason for a nutrient screen to be performed?
Answer:
Identify clients who have or are at risk for nutrition problems
QUESTION
What is the purpose of performing a nutritional screen on an older adult?
Answer:
Identify individuals at risk for malnutrition
,QUESTION
What is the unit of measurement used by nutritionists to describe the energy content of food?
Answer:
kilocalorie
QUESTION
What model does the academy of nutrition and dietetics recommend using to provide nutrition
care for clients?
Answer:
Nutrition Care Process Model
QUESTION
When does the aging process begin?
Answer:
conception
QUESTION
Which government agency is responsible for tracking and reporting the incidence of foodborne
illnesses?
Answer:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
QUESTION
A client has been in the hospital for the past three days and the nurse has initiated the Nutrition
Care process (NCP). The nurse has completed the Nutrition Assessment and is now identifying
and labeling the problems, determining the cause/contributing risk factors, and clustering signs
and symptoms for this client. What step is the nurse at in the NCP?
,Answer:
nutrition diagnosis
QUESTION
Which of the following will most likely enhance the success of a client's nutrition therapy?
Answer:
Including food preferences
QUESTION
When taking a patient's history for a nutritional assessment, the client states "I do not take any
medication, I only take herbal supplements." What response by the nurse would be appropriate?
Answer:
"Herbal supplements may react with other medications and food."
QUESTION
Which of the following is true concerning organic foods?
Answer:
They are grown without the use of pesticides and herbicides.
QUESTION
Which of the following is a normal physiologic change that occurs in pregnancy?
Answer:
increased blood volume
QUESTION
, Which food selection is high in Vitamin E?
Answer:
Spinach salad with safflower oil dressing
QUESTION
When working with infants, children, and their nutrition, what is the most sensitive indicator of
growth and development?
Answer:
Length and stature (height)
QUESTION
What clinical observation is a sign of good nutritional status?
Answer:
Firm muscle tone
QUESTION
Which structure is responsible for providing fetal nourishment
Answer:
placenta
QUESTION
Which mode of feeding is utilized if the parent is unable to eat but the gastrointestinal tract can
still be used?
Answer:
Enteral feeding
2025 Update) Nutrition Prep | Questions and
Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade –
Rasmussen
QUESTION
What are the three functions of nutrients for the body?
Answer:
Provide energy, build and repair body tissues, metabolic regulation
QUESTION
What foods would be included on a clear liquid diet?
Answer:
broth, plain gelatin, apple juice, and tea.
QUESTION
What is the MOST IMPORTANT reason for a nutrient screen to be performed?
Answer:
Identify clients who have or are at risk for nutrition problems
QUESTION
What is the purpose of performing a nutritional screen on an older adult?
Answer:
Identify individuals at risk for malnutrition
,QUESTION
What is the unit of measurement used by nutritionists to describe the energy content of food?
Answer:
kilocalorie
QUESTION
What model does the academy of nutrition and dietetics recommend using to provide nutrition
care for clients?
Answer:
Nutrition Care Process Model
QUESTION
When does the aging process begin?
Answer:
conception
QUESTION
Which government agency is responsible for tracking and reporting the incidence of foodborne
illnesses?
Answer:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
QUESTION
A client has been in the hospital for the past three days and the nurse has initiated the Nutrition
Care process (NCP). The nurse has completed the Nutrition Assessment and is now identifying
and labeling the problems, determining the cause/contributing risk factors, and clustering signs
and symptoms for this client. What step is the nurse at in the NCP?
,Answer:
nutrition diagnosis
QUESTION
Which of the following will most likely enhance the success of a client's nutrition therapy?
Answer:
Including food preferences
QUESTION
When taking a patient's history for a nutritional assessment, the client states "I do not take any
medication, I only take herbal supplements." What response by the nurse would be appropriate?
Answer:
"Herbal supplements may react with other medications and food."
QUESTION
Which of the following is true concerning organic foods?
Answer:
They are grown without the use of pesticides and herbicides.
QUESTION
Which of the following is a normal physiologic change that occurs in pregnancy?
Answer:
increased blood volume
QUESTION
, Which food selection is high in Vitamin E?
Answer:
Spinach salad with safflower oil dressing
QUESTION
When working with infants, children, and their nutrition, what is the most sensitive indicator of
growth and development?
Answer:
Length and stature (height)
QUESTION
What clinical observation is a sign of good nutritional status?
Answer:
Firm muscle tone
QUESTION
Which structure is responsible for providing fetal nourishment
Answer:
placenta
QUESTION
Which mode of feeding is utilized if the parent is unable to eat but the gastrointestinal tract can
still be used?
Answer:
Enteral feeding
