You've been studying your GI physiology and you know that absorption of nutrients happens primarily in the ______.

• Small intestine

• Stomach

• Mouth

• Large intestine

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Proper nutrition is important for all of the following: (Select all that apply)

• Normal growth & Development

• Tissue repair & Maintenance

• Illness Prevention

• Cellular Metabolismm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A nurse is teaching about the energy needed at rest to maintain life-sustaining activities for a specific period of time. What is the nurse discussing?

• Resting Energy Expenditure (REE)

• Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

• Nutrients

• Nutrient Density

You are conducting an MNA (Mini Nutritional Assessment) on your patient since you know a nutrition assessment on admission to the hospital is a requirement. You realize your patient is at risk for malnutrition when they tell you:

• ”I’ve lost 30 pounds in the past month"

• ”My hair has been falling out more”

• "I have had a great appetite"

• ”My skin is very moist and my nails are healthy"

• ”I used to be able to squat 100 pounds now I can’t even pick up a 5 lb dumbbell”

It is 7:15AM and your patient has just voided. They have stepped on the scale because you want to monitor their daily weight. You compare their weight today, 100 kg to yesterday’s weight, 101 kg. You realize that they have lost how many liters of fluid? 

• 2L

• 0.5L

• 2.2L

• 1L

Which of the following are ways clients may lose water?

(Select all that apply)

• Perspiration

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Respiration

• Proper Nutrition

The patient has been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and placed on a low-fat diet. The patient asks the nurse, "How much fat should I have? I guess the less fat, the better." Which information will the nurse include in the teaching session?

• Cholesterol intake needs to be less than 300 mg/day.

• Fats have no significance in health and the incidence of disease.

• All fats come from external sources so this can be easily controlled.

• Deficiencies occur when fat intake falls below 10% of daily nutrition.

Your patient asks how many kcal/gram carbohydrates provide compared to protein. You say:

• Carbs: 4

  Protein: 9

• Carbs: 4

  Protein: 4

• Carbs: 9

  Protein: 4

• Carbs: 4

  Protein: 5

If carbs and proteins both have 4 kcal/gram,

how many kcal/gram does fat have?

When planning care for an adolescent who plays sports, which modification should the nurse include in the care plan?

• Increasing carbohydrates to 55% to 60% of total intake

• Increasing fat intake to 40% to 50% of daily intake

• Decreasing protein intake to 0.75 g/kg/day

• Limiting water before and after exercise