NUR 211- EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
changes in the mouth with older age ANSW✅✅^ taste
decreased thirst
decreased gag reflex
decreased peristalsis
other affects on nutrition with older adults ANSW✅✅illness
medications
cognitive impairments
income
transportation
what do you look for during nutritional screening ANSW✅✅height, weight, & weight change
what is the name of the common nutrition screening ANSW✅✅mini nutritional assessment
anthropometric data ANSW✅✅height and weight
BMI
skin folds measure
fat percentages
normal BMI ANSW✅✅18.5-24.9
overweight BMI ANSW✅✅25-29.9
obese BMI ANSW✅✅> 30
Albumin and Prealbumin half lives ANSW✅✅albumin: 21 days
,prealbumin: 2 days
what is albumin ANSW✅✅synthesized in the liver from amino acids; indicators of prolonged
protein delpetion
importance of good nutrition ANSW✅✅promote wound healing
prevent infection
decrease length of stay
decrease mortality
promotes surgical outcomes
what are the risk factors of poor nutrition for older adults ANSW✅✅decreased need for energy
b/c of slow BMR
GI changes relating to nutrition and older adults ANSW✅✅teeth & gums
decreased saliva
atrophy of oral epithelial cells
^ taste threshold
decreased thirst
reduced gag reflex
decreased paristalsis
what is prealbumin ANSW✅✅one of the major plasma proteins; determines protein depletion in
acute conditions
normal albumin values ANSW✅✅3.5-5.0 g/dl
normal prealbumin values ANSW✅✅15-36 mg/dl
what does a low albumin value mean? ANSW✅✅malnutrition
What levels of albumin, prealbumin and hemoglobin would indicate poor nutrition?
ANSW✅✅Albumin: Less than 3.5
, Prealbumin: Less than 10.7
Hemoglobin: Less than the normal value
what does a value < 2.8 albumin mean? ANSW✅✅edema (chronic malnourished)
what does a value < 10.7 of prealbumin mean? ANSW✅✅sever nutritional deficiency (short term)
normal hemoglobin values ANSW✅✅male: 14-18g/dl
female: 12-16 g/dl
what do decreased hemoglobin values mean related to nutrition ANSW✅✅nutritional deficiency
what is dysphagia ANSW✅✅swallowing problems
complications with dysphagia ANSW✅✅aspiration pneumonia
dehydration
decreased nutritional status
weight loss
S&S with dysphagia ANSW✅✅change in voice tone
abnormal oral movements
abnormal gag
delayed swallowing
pocketing
drooling
what do people with nutritional problems normally look like ANSW✅✅apathetic (don't care)
under or overweight
sunken chest, humped back
CORRECT ANSWERS
changes in the mouth with older age ANSW✅✅^ taste
decreased thirst
decreased gag reflex
decreased peristalsis
other affects on nutrition with older adults ANSW✅✅illness
medications
cognitive impairments
income
transportation
what do you look for during nutritional screening ANSW✅✅height, weight, & weight change
what is the name of the common nutrition screening ANSW✅✅mini nutritional assessment
anthropometric data ANSW✅✅height and weight
BMI
skin folds measure
fat percentages
normal BMI ANSW✅✅18.5-24.9
overweight BMI ANSW✅✅25-29.9
obese BMI ANSW✅✅> 30
Albumin and Prealbumin half lives ANSW✅✅albumin: 21 days
,prealbumin: 2 days
what is albumin ANSW✅✅synthesized in the liver from amino acids; indicators of prolonged
protein delpetion
importance of good nutrition ANSW✅✅promote wound healing
prevent infection
decrease length of stay
decrease mortality
promotes surgical outcomes
what are the risk factors of poor nutrition for older adults ANSW✅✅decreased need for energy
b/c of slow BMR
GI changes relating to nutrition and older adults ANSW✅✅teeth & gums
decreased saliva
atrophy of oral epithelial cells
^ taste threshold
decreased thirst
reduced gag reflex
decreased paristalsis
what is prealbumin ANSW✅✅one of the major plasma proteins; determines protein depletion in
acute conditions
normal albumin values ANSW✅✅3.5-5.0 g/dl
normal prealbumin values ANSW✅✅15-36 mg/dl
what does a low albumin value mean? ANSW✅✅malnutrition
What levels of albumin, prealbumin and hemoglobin would indicate poor nutrition?
ANSW✅✅Albumin: Less than 3.5
, Prealbumin: Less than 10.7
Hemoglobin: Less than the normal value
what does a value < 2.8 albumin mean? ANSW✅✅edema (chronic malnourished)
what does a value < 10.7 of prealbumin mean? ANSW✅✅sever nutritional deficiency (short term)
normal hemoglobin values ANSW✅✅male: 14-18g/dl
female: 12-16 g/dl
what do decreased hemoglobin values mean related to nutrition ANSW✅✅nutritional deficiency
what is dysphagia ANSW✅✅swallowing problems
complications with dysphagia ANSW✅✅aspiration pneumonia
dehydration
decreased nutritional status
weight loss
S&S with dysphagia ANSW✅✅change in voice tone
abnormal oral movements
abnormal gag
delayed swallowing
pocketing
drooling
what do people with nutritional problems normally look like ANSW✅✅apathetic (don't care)
under or overweight
sunken chest, humped back
