Chapter 21 Basic Nutrition and Nutrition Therapy

Chapter 21  Basic Nutrition and Nutrition Therapy

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The nurse makes nutrition a focus in the care plan because of the role it plays in:
a.
weight control.
b.
sustained appetite.
c.
building strong bones.
d.
health maintenance.

ANS: D
Nutrition is the total of all processes involved in taking in and using food substances for proper growth, functioning, and maintenance of health.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 605 OBJ: 1
TOP: Nutrition KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

2. When explaining the activity recommendations from the USDA’s new MyPyramid plan, the nurse states that the minimum amount of daily exercise needed to balance nutritional intake is:
a.
15 minutes.
b.
20 minutes.
c.
30 minutes.
d.
60 minutes.

ANS: C
MyPyramid recommends a minimum of 30 minutes of daily exercise to balance nutritional intake. To prevent weight gain, 60 minutes of exercise is recommended. For sustaining weight loss, 60 to 90 minutes a day is recommended.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 606, Figure 21-1
OBJ: 2 TOP: MyPyramid KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

3. Elements that are found in food and necessary for good health but that our bodies cannot make are:
a.
important nutrients.
b.
life-saving nutrients.
c.
essential nutrients.
d.
necessary nutrients.
ANS: C
Elements found in food that our bodies cannot make are essential nutrients.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 608 OBJ: 3
TOP: Nutrition KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion

4. To demonstrate the energy-producing potential of different foods, the nurse explains that 3 grams of lean meat produces 12 kcal/g, whereas 3 grams of fish oil would produce:
a.
6 kcal/g.
b.
15 kcal/g.
c.
21 kcal/g.
d.
27 kcal/g.

ANS: D
Fat provides 9 kcal/g.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 608 OBJ: 3
TOP: Nutrition KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

5. The USDA’s Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) has been replaced by the:
a.
Nutrition Recommended Allowance (NRA).
b.
National Bionutritional Allowance (NBA).
c.
Dietary Reference Intake (DRI).
d.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).

ANS: C
The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) has replaced the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA).

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 608 OBJ: 2
TOP: Nutrition KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance