Health Assessment ch. 8 Qs

According to the food plan, what represents one serving from the bread, cereal, and grain products group? 1 cup cooked rice 6 soda crackers 1 hamburger bun 1 slice of bread

1 slice of bread

The nurse is teaching adult male healthy eating guidelines. How many servings of dairy should the nurse recommend for this patient? 2 to 3 3 to 5 5 to 6 0 to 2

2 to 3

In which age group is skipping meals most commonly seen? School-age children Adolescents Adults Older adults

Adolescents

The school nurse is assessing the nutritional status of a healthy adolescent. Which assessment will the nurse include in this assessment? (Select all that apply.) Anthropometrics Biochemical tests results Clinical evaluation of diet Dietary assessment Body mass index (BMI)

Anthropometrics (measurement of human individual) Biochemical tests results Clinical evaluation of diet Body mass index (BMI)

The nurse is assessing a patient's dietary intake to help the patient lose weight. What is the easiest way to assess the patient's normal dietary intake? Comparing established eating habits with Dietary Reference Intakes Asking the nurse to fill out a food plan Comparing the recommended dietary allowances to the USDA MyPlate Asking the patient to do a 24-hour dietary recall

Asking the patient to do a 24-hour dietary recall

The nurse is assessing a patient's nutritional status and suspects the patient needs more macronutrients. Which of the following are considered macronutrients? Minerals Vitamins Fats Water

Fats

The nurse is teaching a patient the importance of protein for healing. Which foods should the nurse include in the teaching plan? Fish Cereal Bread Oatmeal

Fish

The nurse suspects that the patient is suffering from malnutrition. Which laboratory test indicates a patient's protein calorie status? Hemoglobin and hematocrit Serum glucose levels Lipid profile Serum albumin

Serum albumin

The nurse is assessing an elderly patient's risk of nutritional deficiency. An important risk factor for nutritional deficiency in the elderly is: increased blood pressure. decreased activities of daily living. an allergy to shellfish. exercise pattern.

decreased activities of daily living.

The nurse is working with a patient to develop a nutritional plan for a patient newly diagnosed with diabetes. The nurse assesses what the patient's food preferences are because: food preferences can indicate a chronic disease that the nurse may be unaware of. life expectancy can be predicted based on food preferences. food preferences and dislikes have a strong influence on what a person eats. a list of food preferences will help identify individuals who will not comply with special diets.

food preferences and dislikes have a strong influence on what a person eats