Nutrition and the nursing process Flashcards
(30 cards)
When can infants be introduced to cow’s milk and honey?
A. 6 months
B. 12 months
C. Whenever the baby is able to eat solid foods
B. 12 months
When do humans have an increased need for calories, proteins, calcium, and iron?
A. Pregnancy
B. Adolescence
C. Infants
D. Diabetic patients
B. Adolescence
What should nurses be aware of when assessing nutritional needs of adolesencents?
A. Increased physical activity
B. Decrease in physical activity
C. NAS weight gain of 25 to 35 pounds
B. Decrease in physical activity
When would a person have an increased need for calories, protein, iron, folate, and zinc?
Pregnancy and lactation
When is the NAS weight gain of 25-35 pounds recommended?
Pregnancy
When is metabolic syndrome seen?
Adulthood
When are physiological and socioeconomical factors at an increased risk for under-nutrition and over-nutrition
The aging adult
Which diet avoids meat, fish, and poultry, but eats eggs and milk?
A. Lactovegetarian
B. Vegan
C. Ocolactovegetarian
D. Fruitarian
C. Ocolactovegetarian
What diet drink milk but avoids eggs?
A. Lactovegetarian
B. Vegan
C. Ocolactovegetarian
D. Fruitarian
A. Lactovegetarian
What diet consumes only plant foods?
A. Lactovegetarian
B. Vegan
C. Ocolactovegetarian
D. Fruitarian
B. Vegan
What diet consumes fruit, nuts, honey, and olive oil?
A. Lactovegetarian
B. Vegan
C. Ocolactovegetarian
D. Fruitarian
D. Fruitarian
When should unfamiliar foods, food storage, preparation, and buying habits be taken into account?
A. Older patients
B. Young adults
C. New immigrants
D. Every one
C. New immigrants
When should the nurse not preform a 24 hour nutritional recall?
If a patient is following a fast (usually religious)
What could a food frequency questionnaire be used for?
A. A malnutrition screeing tool
B. A mini nutritional assessment
C. Generalized assessment over 2 weeks
D. Good for irregularities
C. Generalized assessment over 2 weeks
D. Good for irregularities
What two tools are used for nutritional screening?
Malnutrition screening tool
Mini nutritional assessment
What tool is used for comprehensive nutritional assessment?
Dietary history
What tools are used to collect dietary history?
24 hour recall
Food frequency questionnaire
Food dairy
Direct observation
What could a chronic illness affect?
Chewing, swallowing
What could poor wound healing and sores indicate?
Low protein… catabolism
What could decreased subcutaneous fat indicate?
A decrease in the layer of fat beneath the skin indicating malnutrition
What could muscle wasting indicate?
A loss of muscle indicating malnutrition
What is the correct albumin lab?
3.5 g/dL - 5.5 g/dL
What does albumin measure?
Protein and catabolism
A patient’s BMI measures 17.5. What does this indicate?
Underweight
