Question: What should the nurse do for a client with an average daily fluid intake of 2,000 mL?
Answer Choices:
A. Force fluids
B. Ask client to drink more
C. Post a restriction sign
D. Continue with care
Answer: D. Continue with care; this is a normal fluid intake.
Question: What is the BMI of a 5’11” (1.8 m), 81 kg male client?
Answer Choices:
A. 25
B. 18.5
C. 20.3
D. 28.6
Answer: A. 25
Question: How should an older adult maintain proper hydration?
Answer Choices:
A. 1–2 glasses (120–240 mL)
B. 5–6 glasses (900–1,080 mL)
C. 6–8 glasses (1,500–2,000 mL)
D. 16–20 glasses (5,760–7,200 mL)
Answer: C. Drink six to eight 8-oz glasses of fluid (1,500 to 2,000 mL) per day.
Question: A nutritionist helps to plan a diet for a client with diabetes. Which food is a carbohydrate that should be included to help improve glucose tolerance?
Answer Choices:
A. Milk
B. Eggs
C. Oatmeal
D. Nuts
Answer: C. Oatmeal
Question: A client visits a health care facility reporting loss of appetite following a prolonged illness. How should the nurse document the client’s condition?
Answer Choices:
A. Emaciation
B. Cachexia
C. Anorexia
D. Nausea
Answer: C. Anorexia
Question: For which client does the nurse anticipate the need for a pureed diet?
Answer Choices:
A. A client whose stroke has resulted in difficulty swallowing
B. A client who required gallbladder surgery
C. A client with dementia who is unable to follow instructions
D. A postoperative client after bariatric surgery
Answer: A. A client whose stroke has resulted in difficulty swallowing
Question: The home health nurse is making an initial home visit to a client aged 76 years… Which statement is more likely to help the nurse obtain information?
Answer Choices:
A. “Have you researched any interactions between your herbal remedies and your prescribed medications?”
B. “Are you aware that herbal remedies are not very effective.”
C. “Have you shared your use of herbal remedies with your health care provider?”
D. “What type of herbal remedies have you been taking?”
Answer: C. “Have you shared your use of herbal remedies with your health care provider?”
Question: What should the nurse teach about the client’s weekend eating habits for weight loss?
Answer Choices:
A. Good if exercise is done those days
B. Works if you fast at least 1 day
C. Good plan if you stick with it
D. Caloric intake must be less than calories burned
Answer: D. “To lose weight, your caloric intake must be less than the number of calories burned through exercise on a daily basis.”
Question: Which nursing measure should be implemented to improve a hospitalized client’s nutritional intake?
Answer Choices:
A. Encourage adult child to bring food from home
B. Serve large meals and encourage eating
C. Provide distractions during meals
D. Provide bland meals
Answer: A. Encourage adult child to bring food from home
Question: Which are major health problems during middle adulthood?
Answer Choices:
A. Cardiovascular disease, cancer
B. URIs, fractures
C. Communicable diseases, dementia
D. STIs, drug use
Answer: A. Cardiovascular disease, cancer
Question: Which client will have an increased metabolic rate and require nutritional interventions?
Answer Choices:
A. A healthy young adult who works in an office
B. A retired person living in a temperate climate
C. A person with a serious infection and fever
D. An older, sedentary adult with painful joints
Answer: C. A person with a serious infection and fever
Question: What factor will increase a critically ill client’s BMR?
Answer Choices:
A. Infection
B. Advanced age
C. Prolonged fasting
D. Long periods of sleep
Answer: A. Infection