Healthcare and Nursing Nutrition & Dietary Management in Healthcare

Question 1

A patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) should be educated to limit which of the following nutrients?

Accepted Answer

Potassium, phosphorus, and sodium

Answer

CKD patients must restrict potassium, phosphorus, and sodium to prevent dangerous electrolyte imbalances and fluid overload.

Question 2

Which vitamin deficiency is most commonly associated with impaired wound healing?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin C

Answer

Vitamin C is essential for collagen synthesis; its deficiency impairs wound healing and can lead to scurvy-like symptoms.

Question 3

A patient with heart failure is placed on a 2-gram sodium-restricted diet. Which food should the nurse instruct the patient to AVOID?

Accepted Answer

Canned chicken noodle soup

Answer

Canned soups are high in sodium and must be avoided on a sodium-restricted diet to prevent fluid retention and exacerbation of heart failure.

Question 4

Which nutritional assessment tool uses four criteria — weight loss, food intake, functional capacity, and disease severity — to screen for malnutrition risk?

Accepted Answer

Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)

Answer

The Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) evaluates weight loss, dietary intake, functional capacity, and disease severity to classify nutritional status.

Question 5

A patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) suddenly develops tremors, confusion, and seizures. The nurse suspects which electrolyte imbalance?

Accepted Answer

Hypophosphatemia (refeeding syndrome)

Answer

Refeeding syndrome causes hypophosphatemia as glucose infusion drives phosphate into cells, leading to neurological symptoms such as tremors and seizures.

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Healthcare and Nursing Nutrition & Dietary Management in Healthcare