Diet
A client with hypertension has been told to main- tain a diet low in sodium. The nurse who is teaching this client about foods that are allowed should include which food item in a list provided to the client?
1. Tomato soup
2. Boiled shrimp
3. Instant oatmeal
4. Summer squash
4. Summer squash
The nurse is instructing a client with hypertension on the importance of choosing foods low in sodium. The nurse should teach the client to limit intake of which food?
1. Apples
2. Bananas
3. Smoked sausage
4. Steamed vegetables
3. Smoked sausage
You are taking care of a patient with severe COPD. What type of diet would best suit this patient's needs?
1. Cut apples, fresh broccoli, and grilled chicken
2. Pureed sweet potatoes, ground turkey & gravy with mash potatoes
3. Green beans, boiled carrots, and steamed fish
4. Fried chicken, French fries, and pudding
2. Pureed sweet potatoes, ground turkey & gravy with mash potatoes
A patient with anemia would benefit from which diet?
1. Legumes, organ meat, and dark green leafy vegetables
2. Nuts and seeds, fruits, and soy products
3. Vegetables, fish, and pasta
4. Grains, berries, and organic vegetables
1. Legumes, organ meat, and dark green leafy vegetables
The nurse is conducting a dietary assessment on a client who is on a vegan diet. The nurse provides die- tary teaching and should focus on foods high in which vitamin that may be lacking in a vegan diet?
1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin B12
3. Vitamin C
4. Vitamin E
2. Vitamin B12
Aclient is recovering from abdominal surgery and has a large abdominal wound. The nurse should encour- age the client to eat which food item that is naturally high in vitamin C to promote wound healing?
1. Milk
2. Oranges
3. Bananas
4. Chicken
2. Oranges
The nurse is reviewing laboratory results and notes that a client’s serum sodium level is 150 mEq/L (150 mmol/L). The nurse reports the serum sodium level to the primary health care provider (PHCP), and the PHCP prescribes dietary instructions based on the sodium level. Which acceptable food items does the nurse instruct the client to consume? Select all that apply.
1. Peas
2. Nuts
3. Cheese
4. Cauliflower
5. Processed oat cereals
1. Peas
2. Nuts
4. Cauliflower
A patient is admitted for diverticulitis. The patient has been on a full liquid diet and has been tolerating it well. Now the MD has ordered the patient a new diet. You would expect to find what type of food on the patient’s lunch tray?
1.Piece of white bread, skinless white potatoes, and white rice.
2. Glass of whole milk, broccoli, and cabbage
3. Peanut butter sandwich, glass of milk, and strawberries
4. French fries, chicken salad, and apple pie
1.Piece of white bread, skinless white potatoes, and white rice.
The nurse is teaching a client who has iron deficiency anemia about foods she should include in the diet. The nurse determines that the client understands the dietary modifications if which items are selected from the menu?
1. Nuts and milk
2. Coffee and tea
3. Cooked rolled oats and fish
4. Oranges and dark green leafy vegetables
4. Oranges and dark green leafy vegetables
The nurse is caring for a client with cirrhosis of the liver. To minimize the effects of the disorder, the nurse teaches the client about foods that are high in thiamine. The nurse determines that the client has the best understanding of the dietary measures to follow if the client states an intention to increase the intake of which food?
1. Milk
2. Chicken
3. Broccoli
4. Legumes
4. Legumes
A patient who has a colostomy is complaining about having excess gas. You ask the patient to tell you what he has ate in the past 48 hours. Which food would you suspect is causing the patient excessive gas?
1. Cherries, Radishes, and Watermelon
2. Caraway seeds, tomato soup, and eggs
3. Chicken, grapes, and raspberries
4. Squash, Spinach, and Pickles
1. Cherries, Radishes, and Watermelon
A patient is on a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet. What type of foods can the patient eat?
1. Fish, milk, and poached eggs
2. Chicken, cheese, and grilled eggplant
3. Boiled eggs and chocolate milk
4. Oysters, yogurt, and turkey
3. Boiled eggs and chocolate milk
The nurse instructs a client with chronic kidney dis- ease who is receiving hemodialysis about dietary modifications. The nurse determines that the client understands these dietary modifications if the client selects which items from the dietary menu?
1. Cream of wheat, blueberries, coffee
2. Sausage and eggs, banana, orange juice
3. Bacon, cantaloupe melon, tomato juice
4. Cured pork, grits, strawberries, orange juice
1. Cream of wheat, blueberries, coffee
A postoperative client has been placed on a clear liq- uid diet. The nurse should provide the client with which items that are allowed to be consumed on this diet? Select all that apply.
1. Broth
2. Coffee
3. Gelatin
4. Pudding
5. Vegetable juice
6. Pureed vegetables
1. Broth
2. Coffee
3. Gelatin
The patient is on a low potassium diet that includes food such as applesauce, green beans, cabbage, lettuce, grapes, and raspberries. What type of patient would you expect to be on this type of diet?
1. A patient with heart disease
2. A patient with osteoporosis
3. A patient with Addison’s disease
4. A patient who recently had gastric bypass surgery
3. A patient with Addison’s disease
A patient’s potassium level is 6.0. Which food should the patient avoid?
1. This is WNL
2. Raisins
3. Rice
4. Egg yolks
2. Raisins
The nurse is planning to teach a client with malabsorption syndrome about the necessity of following a low-fat diet. The nurse develops a list of high-fat foods to avoid and should include which food items on the list? Select all that apply.
1. Oranges
2. Broccoli
3. Margarine
4. Cream cheese
5. Luncheon meats
3. Margarine
4. Cream cheese
5. Luncheon meats
A client who is recovering from surgery has been advanced from a clear liquid diet to a full liquid diet. The client is looking forward to the diet change because he has been “bored” with the clear liquid diet. The nurse should offer which full liquid item to the client?
1.Tea
2. Gelatin
3. Custard
4. Ice pop
3. Custard
The nurse provides instructions to a client with a low potassium level about the foods that are high in potassium and tells the client to consume which foods? Select all that apply.
1. Peas
2. Raisins
3. Potatoes
4. Cantaloupe
5. Cauliflower
6. Strawberries
2. Raisins
3. Potatoes
4. Cantaloupe
6. Strawberries
A patient is to be started on enteral feedings. What important step should the nurse take before the patient is started on enteral feedings?
1. Assess patient allergies to lactose
2. Assess the patient’s understanding about enteral feedings
3. Evaluate the families perception of the enteral feedings
4. Make sure the patient stays nothing by mouth while enteral feedings are being administered
1. Assess patient allergies to lactose