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Chapter 12: Nutrition Assessment Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse recognizes which of these people is at greatest risk for undernutrition? a. 30-year-old man b. 50-year-old woman c. 5-month-old infant d. 20-year-old college student ANS: C
Vulnerable groups for undernutrition are infants, children, pregnant women, recent immigrants, people with low incomes, hospitalized people, and aging adults. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance 2. When assessing a patient’s nutritional status, what does the nurse need to recognize that
sufficient nutrients need to do for optimal nutrition? a. Provide for the minimum body needs. b. Provide an excess of daily body requirements. c. Provide for daily body requirements but do not support increased metabolic demands. d. Provide for daily body requirements and support increased metabolic demands. ANS: D
Optimal nutritional status is achieved when sufficient nutrients are consumed to support day-to-day body needs and any increased metabolic demands resulting from growth, pregnancy, or illness. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance 3. The nurse is providing nutrition information to the mother of a 1-year-old child. Which of
these statements represents accurate information for this age group? a. Maintaining adequate fat and caloric intake is important for a 1-year-old child. b. The recommended dietary allowances for an infant are the same as for an adolescent. c. The baby’s growth is minimal at this age; therefore, caloric requirements are decreased. d. The baby should be placed on skim milk to decrease the risk for coronary artery disease when he or she grows older. ANS: A
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