The nurse is discussing an elderly client's diet and nutritional status with the hospital dietitian because this client is at risk for:
1. obesity.
2. malnutrition.
3. sodium imbalance.
4. a blood disorder.
Question 2The nurse is assessing the skin of an elderly client. Which of the following would not be assessed in this client?
1. Decreased elasticity
2. Increased skin hydration
3. Slow wound healing
4. Thinning skin
Question 3The nurse, instructing a client on the best way to maintain a healthy diet and proper nutrition, would encourage the client to:
1. eat foods in appropriate portion size and from all the food groups.
2. eat twice as much meats as grains.
3. eat mostly fruits.
4. skip milk products.
Question 4A client sustained an injury to the crescent-shaped area at the proximal end of the nail of one finger or the:
1. lunula.
2. nail matrix.
3. paronychia.
4. periungual tissue
Question 5A client is diagnosed with a protein deficiency. The nurse realizes this client may have a disorder that is affecting which of the following?
1. Pancreas
2. Gallbladder
3. Small intestines
4. Colon
Question 6A client has a health condition that affects her ability to sweat. The nurse realizes that the sweat glands are epidermal appendages known as:
1. apocrine glands.
2. eccrine glands.
3. hydriatric glands.
4. sebaceous glands.
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