Nutrition

Which is least likely to be the cause of malnutrition..

exercise

A nurse is planning to reinforce teaching a client with hemorrhoids. Which info can the nurse plant to include in instructions?

follow a high fiber diet to establish regular bowel

Triglycerides are composed of

glycerol and fatty acids

The carbohydrate where glucose is stored in body

glycogen

a nurse is reinforcing teaching a client about diets that help wound healing, which is the best source of protein?

grilled salmon

which of the following represents an external energy cycle

growing plants

energy is lost from the body as

heat

a unit of measurement used to refer to the amount of energy in food is the

kilocalorie

carbohydrates are stores as glycogen in the

liver and muscles

a pizza slice is being consumed by a teen. the action of biting, chewing and breaking the slice up into smaller particles is called

mastication

the primary function of protein in the diet is to supply

material growth and maintenance repair

the process of digestion involves

mechanical and chemical actions

the sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is

metabolism

digestion of the starch (bread) component of a peanut butter sandwich begins in the

mouth

a nurse is reinforcing teaching about a high fiver diet to a patient who has constipation, which indicates the best choice of high fiber?

my breakfast choice is 1/2 cup of bran cereal

a protein digesting enzyme found in the stomach rather than inn the pancreatic secretions is

pepsin

which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?

proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body

carbohydrates play a major role in nutrition because..

provide the body's major source of energy

a patient requires a nutrition assessment, who should administer?

registered dietician

A nurse is reinforcing teaching a client who is being treated with chemo and is losing weight. How should client increase caloric intake?

saladdressig

one type of movement in the small intestine is

segmentation

In the mouth, protein foods are

broken up mechanically by chewing

the nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy

carbohydrates

The sugar to which all other sugars are converted and circulates in the blood

Glucose

a nurse in reinforcing dietary teaching to a patient with a burn injury and is vegan, which food choices should nurse recommend?

Beans

After ingested food is mixed and churned with gastric secretions, the resulting semifluid mass is called:

chyme

a nurse is reinforcing teaching a client who is lactose intolerant, which statement should the nurse include in her teaching?

decrease dairy

Protein plays an important role in the body in

defense against disease and infection

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has diabetes/overweight. The client wants to start an exercise program, what should nurse do?

Determine the clients usual pattern of activity

A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with a client about a complete protein in the diet. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend?

Eggs

The functions of fat in the body include

Insulation to vital organs , temp regulation, & formation of cell membrane structure

the lining of the stomach and investing is protected from strong acid by...

Mucus

a nurse is assisting an adolescent in the selection of complementary protein sources on the lunch menu. The client is vegetarian who eats milk products but no beans. Which items should nurse recommend?

PB&J with enriched bread

wavelike contactions in the muscle fibers of the stomach and intestinal walls are called

Peristalsis

a nurse is reinforcing teaching a client with cholecystitis about required dietary mod, which food choices should the nurse inform?

Roast turkey

a nurse is collected data from a female client who has manifestations of obesity, which findings should indicate that the client is obese?

Weight 28% above ideal body weight

a nurse is reinforcing teaching a group of older adults about sources of complete and incomplete protein, which should the nurse include as a complete protein?

Yogurt

a nurse is reinforcing teaching a client with cancer about foods that prevent protein-energy malnutrition. Which of the following should nurse include

[A] cottage cheese [B] Milkshake [C] Tuna Fish[E] Egg and ham omelet

the basic building units of protein are called _____ acids

amino

Proteins are built from simpler organic compounds called

amino acids

The chemical feature that distinguishes a saturated fatty acid from an unsaturated fatty acid is the

amount of hydrogen

a nurse is reinforcing teaching a client who has constipation about a high fiber diet, which should be included as sources of fiber?

anything that is a protein is fiber

carbohydrates are quick energy foods because

body can rapidly break them down to yield energy.

the enzymes aminopeptidase and dipeptidase are secreted by the

small intestine

A nurse is reinforcing teaching a client who wants to increase her daily intake of omega 3 fatty acids which of the following foods would the nurse suggest?

soybean oil

an example of a food low in carbohydrates is

steak

an example of a food that contains a fructose sugar is

strawberry

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a patient who had a stroke, the client is experiencing chocking and coughing while eating. Which nutritional therapies is expected?

supplements via NG tube

most fatty acids in plant foods are

unsaturated