NS Mod 16

The balance maintained between caloric intake and energy expenditure directly affects a client’s ability to lose or gain weight.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A diet rich in foods containing ________________ helps protect the cells from free radicals, which promote the development of cancer, heart disease, and other diseases.

Assessing the condition of a person’s hair and skin can give an indication of their nutritional status.

• eyes and ears

• skin and mouth

• nails and hair

• hair and skin

What Stage is Honey like thickened liquids?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

To protect clients from tube feeding aspiration nurses should perform the following steps: Check the tube placement every _____ hours by checking the pH of the gastric contents

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

• 3.5 hours

• 4.5 hours

Indications that a client has experienced tube feeding aspiration include difficulty or painful breathing, wheezing, a productive cough, or a fever of 38°C (100.4°F). What is the nursing intervention?

• Slow the tube feeding and immediately notify the provider

• Immediately notify the RN

• Stop the tube feeding and immediately notify the provider

• Immediately notify the provider

Which swallowing technique narrows the airway’s entrance to decrease aspiration risk?

• Supraglottic swallow 

• Tilting of the head to the strong side 

• Mendelsohn maneuver

• Chin-tuck position 

Which swallowing technique is demonstrated in the photo?

A nurse is checking a client’s fasting blood glucose level. What is the expected reference range for a client who does not have diabetes? 

Which insulin starts to work in 15 to 30 minutes, peaks in 30 minutes to 3 hours, and has effects that last 3 to 5 hours.

• Rapid-acting insulin

• Regular or short-acting insulin

• Intermediate-acting insulin

• Long-acting insulin