Adult Health 1 ATI CMS
A nurse is planning an in-service training session about nutrition. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
"Fats provide energy"
A nurse is completing dietary teaching with a client who has heart failure and is prescribing a 2 g sodium diet. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I can have yogurt as a dessert."
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a prescription for a low-sodium diet to manage hypertension. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I can snack on fresh fruit"
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has COPD about maintaining proper nutrition. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will eat more cold foods at meals rather than hot foods"
A nurse is planning an in-service training session about various dietary practices. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include in the teaching?
kosher diets have restrictions regarding how the food must be prepared
A nurse is providing teaching to the guardian of a child who has celiac disease. Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the guardian to omit?
wheat bread
A nurse is providing teaching about nutritious diets to a group of adult women. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
"Include 2.5 cups of vegetables in your daily diet"
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus. The client states, "I eat pasta every day. I can't imagine giving it up." Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
"You don't have to give up pasta; just adjust the amount you eat."
A nurse is teaching a group of parents of toddlers about measures to reduce the risk of choking. Which of the following foods increase the risk of choking in toddlers?
- hot dogs - grapes - marshmallows
A nurse is calculating the protein needs of a young adult client who weighs 132lb. The RDA for protein for an adult who has no medical conditions is 0.8 g/kg. How many grams of protein per day should the nurse recommend for this diet?
48
A nurse is presenting an in-service training session about nutrition. How many of the amino acids must be obtained from dietary intake?
9
A nurse is updating the plan of car for a client who has dumping syndrome. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Eat a source of protein with each meal
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation therapy for breast cancer & reports a metallic taste in the mouth. Which of the following dietary recommendations should the nurse share with the client?
Offer mints
A nurse is caring for a client who is recovering at home after inpatient-treatment for burn injuries. To increase the protein density of the client's meals, which of the following recommendations should the nurse make to the client's caregiver?
add chopped hard-boiled eggs to soups and casseroles
A nurse is planning dietary teaching for a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
ask the client to identify the types of foods she prefers
A nurse is teaching the parent of a school-age child who has celiac disease. Which of the following foods selected by the parent indicate an understanding of the teaching?
corn tortilla with black beans
A nurse is caring for a client from the Middle East who has celiac disease. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform regarding the client's diet?
determine the client's dietary preferences
A nurse is caring for a client who has a BMI of 29 and expresses a desire to lose weight. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
determine the client's intention to change current eating habits
A nurse is providing teaching to a client regarding protein intake. Which of the following foods should the nurse include as an example of an incomplete protein?
lentils
A nurse is caring for a client who has scurvy. Which of the following vitamin deficiencies should the nurse identify as the cause of this disease?
vitamin c
A nurse is providing teaching to the guardian of a child who has celiac disease. Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the guardian to omit form the child's diet?
wheat bread
