Health and nutrition D440 OA Prep Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers Graded A 2024
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Health And Nutrition D440 OA
Compromised nutrition during chemotherapy can contribute to an increased risk of infection and other problems. Which actions would the nurse take to offset nutritional deficiencies?
Provide oral supplements
A client with stomach cancer expresses a lack of interest in food and consumes only small ...
Health and nutrition D440 OA Prep Exam
Study Guide Questions and Answers
Graded A 2024
Compromised nutrition during chemotherapy can contribute to an increased risk of
infection and other problems. Which actions would the nurse take to offset nutritional
deficiencies?
Provide oral supplements
A client with stomach cancer expresses a lack of interest in food and consumes only
small amounts. Which nursing intervention is best for meeting the dietary needs for this
client?
Nutritional supplements between meals.
Which is the best nursing intervention to support a hospitalized child's nutrition who is
apathetic toward eating?
Asking the parent to visit at mealtimes.
The nurse observes that an older client seldom eats the meat on the meal trays. The
nurse discusses this observation with the client and the client states I only eat meat once
a week because old people don't need protein every day. Which need would the nurse
address in her or his reply?
Foods that meet basic nutrtional needs.
A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. The health care
provider's prescriptions include nothing by mouth and total parenteral nutrition (NPN).
The nurse explains that the TPN therapy provides which benefit?
Will meet the client's nutritional needs without causing the discomfort precipitated by
eating.
The nurse is providing education about excellent food sources of vitamin A for a client
who is deficient in this vitamin. Which foods would the nurse include in the teaching?
Carrots
Leafy greens
Cantaloupe
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The nutrition of an adolescent client at 10 weeks' gestation indicates that her dietary
intake consists mainly of soft drinks, candy, French fries, and potato chips. Which reason
indicates why this diet is inadequate?
The nutritional composition of the diet places herself and the fetus at risk.
Which indicator of client status is important for the nurse to asses in a client receiving
TPN?
Blood glucose
Which is the first action of the nurse when a parent expresses concern about a child's
diet?
Perform a nutrition assessment
After assessing several clients, the nurse would determine which client will require
parenteral nutrition?
A client with severe malabsorption disorder.
The primary health care provider instructs the client to increase their intake of seafood
and protein in the diet. Which rationale would prompt this instruction?
The client has hypothyroidism.
Which type of diet would the nurse expect the primary health care provider to prescribe
for a client diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis?
Regular diet with vitamins and minerals.
After the nurse teaches a client, who is obese, measure to calculate the BMI which client
statement indicates effective learning?
I should lose at least half a pound to a pound each week.
I'll make sure to eat foods meeting my daily nutritional requirement.
I should stay away from unhealthy foods between meals and after dinner.
Which information would the nurse include in the teaching plan for a client who will
receive TPN at home?
Demonstrating how to test capillary glucose levels.
Which criteria for bariatric surgery would a nurse explain to an adolescent who
expresses a desire to undergo the procedure?
Health and nutrition D440 OA prep
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