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C NURSING, 8TH - n n n
2023 ALL CHAPTERS n n n
The nurse makes nutrition a focus in the care plan. Where does nutritio
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n play the most important role? - CORRECT ANSWER
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>>Sustained appetite n
The nurse is explaining the activity recommendations from the USD
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A's new MyPlate plan. What is the minimum amount of moderate we
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ekly exercise needed to balance nutritional intake? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>2 hours and 30 minutes
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What are the elements that are found in food and necessary for goo
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d health but that the body cannot make? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>essential nutrients
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To demonstrate the energy-
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producing potential of different foods, the nurse explains that 3 gra
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ms of lean meat produces 12 kcal/g, whereas 3 grams of fish oil wo
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uld produce: - CORRECT ANSWER >>27 kcal/g
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,What has replaced the USDA's Recommended Dietary Allowance (RD
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A)? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)
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How many kcal/g does 1 g of alcohol provide? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>7kcal/g
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The nurse is educating a group of high school students regarding n
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utrition. How should the nurse respond when the students ask what
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occurs when protein, mineral, iron, and fat combine? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>Tissue is built and repaired
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When reviewing a patient's dietary intake, the nurse recommends th
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at sugar consumption be reduced to the recommended daily level.
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What is this level? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>No more than 8% of total daily kilocalories
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What is the body's storage form of carbohydrates, usually found in t
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he liver with some storage in the muscles? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>Glycogen
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What is the term for stored fat that insulate the body and serves as a
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cushion to protect organs? - CORRECT ANSWER
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>>Adipose tissue n
,The nurse is providing information about high cholesterol levels. Wh
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at is the rationale for avoiding saturated fats? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>They increase blood cholesterol
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When discussing the digestion and metabolism of fat, the nurse tell
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s the patient who has a history of cholecystitis and who is on a low-
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fat diet that fat must be emulsified to digested. What is the substanc
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e necessary for emulsification? - CORRECT ANSWER
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>>Bile
The body uses 22 common amino acids, but 9 of them be obtained f
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rom protein in the diet and are considered -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>essential
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The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet. What supplement
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will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid a deficiency? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>B12
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A fit, young woman was at zero nitrogen balance. The nurse discovers
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that this patient is now pregnant with her first child. For what is this patie
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nt at risk? - CORRECT ANSWER >>anabolism
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, The nurse explains that a patient with a heart problem should follow
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a decreased sodium diet. What will this diet help reduce the risk for o
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r prevetn? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Heart attacks
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The patient complains to the nurse that he feels terrible since he ha
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s been taking several different kinds of vitamin preparations.
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What should the nurse assess for indications of vitamin toxicity? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>Fatigue
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The nurse cautions a patient with a pancreatic disorder that will inte
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rfere with the digestion of fats and may lead to a clotting disorder. W
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hat is the cause of these potential problems? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>Inability to use vitamin K
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The home health nurse is caring for a patient that has undergone re
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moval of a part of the stomach. For what should the nurse carefully
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assess this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER
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>>Pernicious anemia n
A patient taking a diuretic is assessed by the nurse as having an err
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atic pulse and muscle weakness. What should the nurse suspect is
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deficient? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Potassium n n n n
C NURSING, 8TH - n n n
2023 ALL CHAPTERS n n n
The nurse makes nutrition a focus in the care plan. Where does nutritio
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n play the most important role? - CORRECT ANSWER
n n n n n n n n
>>Sustained appetite n
The nurse is explaining the activity recommendations from the USD
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A's new MyPlate plan. What is the minimum amount of moderate we
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ekly exercise needed to balance nutritional intake? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>2 hours and 30 minutes
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What are the elements that are found in food and necessary for goo
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d health but that the body cannot make? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>essential nutrients
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To demonstrate the energy-
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producing potential of different foods, the nurse explains that 3 gra
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ms of lean meat produces 12 kcal/g, whereas 3 grams of fish oil wo
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uld produce: - CORRECT ANSWER >>27 kcal/g
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,What has replaced the USDA's Recommended Dietary Allowance (RD
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A)? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)
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How many kcal/g does 1 g of alcohol provide? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>7kcal/g
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The nurse is educating a group of high school students regarding n
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utrition. How should the nurse respond when the students ask what
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occurs when protein, mineral, iron, and fat combine? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>Tissue is built and repaired
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When reviewing a patient's dietary intake, the nurse recommends th
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at sugar consumption be reduced to the recommended daily level.
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What is this level? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>No more than 8% of total daily kilocalories
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What is the body's storage form of carbohydrates, usually found in t
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he liver with some storage in the muscles? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>Glycogen
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What is the term for stored fat that insulate the body and serves as a
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cushion to protect organs? - CORRECT ANSWER
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>>Adipose tissue n
,The nurse is providing information about high cholesterol levels. Wh
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at is the rationale for avoiding saturated fats? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>They increase blood cholesterol
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When discussing the digestion and metabolism of fat, the nurse tell
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s the patient who has a history of cholecystitis and who is on a low-
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fat diet that fat must be emulsified to digested. What is the substanc
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e necessary for emulsification? - CORRECT ANSWER
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>>Bile
The body uses 22 common amino acids, but 9 of them be obtained f
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rom protein in the diet and are considered -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>essential
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The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet. What supplement
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will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid a deficiency? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>B12
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A fit, young woman was at zero nitrogen balance. The nurse discovers
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that this patient is now pregnant with her first child. For what is this patie
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nt at risk? - CORRECT ANSWER >>anabolism
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, The nurse explains that a patient with a heart problem should follow
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a decreased sodium diet. What will this diet help reduce the risk for o
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r prevetn? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Heart attacks
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The patient complains to the nurse that he feels terrible since he ha
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s been taking several different kinds of vitamin preparations.
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What should the nurse assess for indications of vitamin toxicity? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>Fatigue
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The nurse cautions a patient with a pancreatic disorder that will inte
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rfere with the digestion of fats and may lead to a clotting disorder. W
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hat is the cause of these potential problems? -
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CORRECT ANSWER >>Inability to use vitamin K
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The home health nurse is caring for a patient that has undergone re
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moval of a part of the stomach. For what should the nurse carefully
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assess this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER
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>>Pernicious anemia n
A patient taking a diuretic is assessed by the nurse as having an err
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atic pulse and muscle weakness. What should the nurse suspect is
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deficient? - CORRECT ANSWER >>Potassium n n n n
