Study Questions
1.Nurses are in an ideal position to
a.screen patients for risk of mainutrition
b.Order therapeutic diets
c.Couduct comprehensive nutrition assessments
d.Calculate a patient’s calorie and protein needs
2.How much weight would a 200-pound adult need to lose in a month to be considered significant?
a.It depends on the patients’s BMI
b.More than 5 pounds
c.More than 7.5 pounds
d.More than 10 pounds
3.Which of the following criteria would most likely be on a nutrition screen in the hospital?
a.Prealbumin value
b.Weight change
c.Serum Potassium value
d.Culural food preferences
4.Which of the following statements is accurate regarding physical signs and symptoms