A patient with malnutrition is experiencing ongoing diarrhea after every meal. The nurse realizes that this patient could have what health problem?
1. malabsorption
2. a food allergy
3. carbohydrate intolerance
4. pending cardiovascular overload
Question 2A patient is prescribed a hypertonic solution with vitamins and minerals to be administered through a peripheral intravenous access line. The nurse recognizes this as being what treatment?
1. intravenous fluid support
2. total parenteral nutrition
3. enteral nutrition
4. short-term total parenteral nutrition
Question 3A patient is being evaluated for malnutrition. Which laboratory test results should the nurse recognize will support that finding?
Select all that apply.
1. low serum potassium
2. low white blood cell count
3. elevated serum albumin
4. elevated red blood cell count
5. low serum sodium
Question 4An overweight patient states, I'm trying to stick to my diet and exercise plan, but my spouse tells me that I'm fine the way I am. What type of problem is this patient experiencing?
1. lack of family and social support to adhere to the plan
2. eating more than is required for bodily functions
3. difficulty with exercise and activity
4. generalized feelings of self-reproach
Question 5An elderly patient who uses a walker tells the nurse, I'm so alone now that my family is gone. The nurse realizes that this patient might be at risk for developing what health problem?
1. malnutrition
2. obesity
3. psychosis
4. immobility
Question 6A 45-year-old patient says, I'm gaining weight but I'm not eating any differently than I did years ago. What should the nurse realize is occurring with this patient?
1. gaining weight associated with aging
2. denying the truth about overeating
3. justifying the weight gain
4. seeking approval to gain weight
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