Nutrition Adaptive Quiz
A 28-year-old woman who has phenylketonuria (PKU) visits the fertility clinic for genetic counseling. After deciding that she wants to become pregnant, she tells the nurse that she ate a low-phenylalanine diet until she was 18 years old. What is the nurse's best response?
"Return to the low-phenylalanine diet before becoming pregnant."
The home health nurse provides education to a client with cancer of the tongue who will begin gastrostomy feedings at home. Which statement by the client indicates teaching by the nurse is effective?
"before i start the procedure, i will measure the residual volume
The nurse is caring for a client 4 days after the client was admitted to the hospital with burns on the trunk and arms. The nurse collaborates with the dietician to develop a dietary plan for the following day. Which plan will the nurse follow?
High caloric intake, liberal potassium intake, and 3 g protein/kg/day
Which dietary modifications can help improve the nutritional status of a client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
Refraining from consuming fatty foods
The nurse is helping an adolescent with iron-deficiency anemia make breakfast meal choices. Which foods should the nurse suggest?
bowl of raisin bran
A nurse is caring for a client with cholelithiasis. Which clinical manifestation does the nurse expect if the client develops obstructive jaundice?
yellow sclera
A client is admitted to the hospital for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. What should the nurse encourage the client to add to the diet to help normalize bowel function after surgery?
Whole bran
The mother of a 4-month-old infant weighing 11 lb (5 kg) asks the nurse how much formula is required per day now that her baby has been weaned from the breast. The recommended caloric intake is 108 kcal/kg, and the formula contains 20 kcal/oz (20 kcal/30 mL). How much formula should the nurse tell the mother to give to her infant each day?
27 oz (810 mL)
The nurse provides education about signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia to a client with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. The nurse concludes that the teaching was effective when the client acknowledges the need to drink orange juice when experiencing which symptoms?
Nervous and weak
A client is being prepared for surgery to have placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. The client asks why the PEG tube is preferred over the existing nasogastric tube that is being used for feedings. What explanation does the nurse give for why a PEG tube is preferred for administering a tube feeding?
There is less chance of aspiration