JERSEY COLLEGE NUTRITION FINAL STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022/2023 SCORE A+
Along with weight reduction, what vitamins are recommended to help with bone health?
- Correct Answer Vitamin C
Loss of muscle mass can be halted or reversed with which of the following? - Correct Answer Strength gaining exercises A 79 year old client has been admitted to a long tern care facility that follows a liberal diet approach. The client has a long history of high cholesterol and desire a low cholesterol diet. How might the nurse respond? - Correct Answer Malnutrition is a greater threat than hypercholesteolemia What is the greatest know modifiable risk factor of OA of the knee? - Correct Answer overweight Where is it recommended that older adults get their vitamin b12 from? - Correct Answer Fortified cereals What are the key components in meeting quality of life standards among older adults who are residents of long term care facilities? - Correct Answer Prevention of unintentional weight loss and pressure ulcers Cheese fits into MYPLATE for older adults where? - Correct Answer proteins What is the primary goal of diet intervention for the elderly? - Correct Answer maintain quality of life What is the AI for water for a 65 year old male? - Correct Answer 3.7 L/ day What are the recommended sources of magnesium for the elderly? - Correct Answer yogurt What are the approximate protein needs per day for an adult weighting 132 pounds (60 kg)? - Correct Answer 48 g/ day What can weight loss do for older people with OA? - Correct Answer It relieves symptoms in the weight bearing joints Client is a 69 year old male who is moderately active. What is the recommended calorie per day intake? - Correct Answer 2200 cal/ day When should restrictive diets be used in long term care facilities? - Correct Answer When a significant improvement in health can be expected. 1 / 2
What is the recommended daily intake of fiber for this 55 year old female? - Correct Answer 21 g/ day What causes the body's need for vitamin D to increase over the age of 50 years? - Correct Answer The ability to synthesize vitamin D from sun light, which decreases with age.What is a good source of the vitamin D needed by older adults? - Correct Answer Fortified milk What would be an important question to ask while screening an older person for nutritional risk? - Correct Answer About the use of three or more prescribed over the counter daily medications What is one reason a person might have for not agreeing with the suggestion to lose weight? - Correct Answer The client does not feel the need to make changes at this point in their life.Which elderly clients would a restrictive diet be recommended for? - Correct Answer Those with ascites.What could be a cause of the development of a ulcer on a sacrum of a 74 year old in a nursing home? - Correct Answer Inadequate food and fluid intake How long is a 65 year old make approximately expected to live? - Correct Answer 19.2 years Which of the following is a risk factor for undernutrition among elderly population? - Correct Answer Eating alone Nurse is preparing a meal plan for a client who will be assisted by a home health aide.What is the overall goal of the nutrition therapy? - Correct Answer Maintain or restore maximal independent functioning 71 year old resident may give one reason for her current health status of malnutrition as? - Correct Answer " I just don't have an appetite" What mandates the documentation of nutritional intake for the residents of long term care facilities? - Correct Answer Minimum Data Set (MDS) Which lunch is best for a healthy 65 year old who live alone? - Correct Answer 3 oz tuna on whole wheat bread, 1 medium apple, and 8 oz of 2 % milk Which falls in the DRI for nutrients for elderly population? - Correct Answer potassium Which supplement is needed for older adults? - Correct Answer Vitamin D
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