The nurse teaches healthy nutrition practices to

clients to prevent or decrease the incidence of

non-communicable lifestyle related diseases.
These include the following, EXCEPT:
Minimize alcohol intake and smoking
Consume moderate amount of meat or dried
beans
Use iodized salt but avoid excessive intake of
salty food
Eating regularly food from different food groups
for normal growth

 A client with untreated diabetes

mellitus may lapse into a coma
because of acidosis. The acidosis is
directly caused by an increased
concentration in the blood of:
Glucose
Lactic acid
Glutamic acid
Ketones

 The client who experiences angina has been

told to follow a low-cholesterol diet. Which of
the following meals should the nurse tell the
client would be best on her low-cholesterol
diet:
Hamburger, salad, & milkshake
Baked liver, green beans, and coffee
Spaghetti with tomato sauce, salad, & coffee
Fried chicken, green beans, and skim milk

What dietary instruction would you give a

client who is seeking to add more fiber to
her diet?
Limit fruits and vegetables to twice a day.
Increase water intake to accompany fiber
intake.
Use fiber supplements to increase dietary
fiber because few foods are high in fiber.
Limit the number of salads in the diet.

Which of the following foods selected

by a client who received dietary
counseling for heart disease is the
lowest in fat content?
Canned tuna packed in its own oil
Beef ribs cooked on a grill
Bologna sandwich with mustard
Low fat milk as a beverage

Melody tells you that she has been on a high protein / high
fat / low carbohydrate diet order to lose weight and that
she has successfully lost 8 lbs during the past two weeks.
In planning a healthy balanced diet for her, you will:
Encourage her to eat well-balanced diet with a
variety of food from the major food groups and
take plenty of fluids.
Ask her to shift to a macrobiotic diet rich in complex
carbohydrates.
Encourage her to cleanse her body toxins by changing a
vegetarian diet with regular exercise.
Encourage her to eat a high carbohydrate, low protein diet
and low fat diet.

 To promote capillary proliferation and

formation of scar tissue after an
appendectomy, a client may be
given a supplementary dose of which
vitamin:
E
B1
C
D

 A child presents with bowed legs and

a pigeon breast on physical
examination. What nutrient
deficiency does the nurse suspect to
be the etiology of this presentation?
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Folic acid
Phosphorus

Which of the following vitamin

deficiencies is most likely to develop
in a homebound client?
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency
Vitamin C deficiency
Vitamin E deficiency

 The client indicates an understanding of

nutritional education by stating that which of
the following factors interferes with the
absorption of iron in the diet?
Alcohol
Meat, fish, or poultry
High calcium intake
Coffee or tea
C. Calcium tends to bind to Iron decreasing
its absorptions

 You learn that Melody drinks 5-8 cups o coffee a day

plus cola drinks. Because she is in her premenopausal years, the nurse instructs her to
decrease consumption of coffee and cola preparation
because:

These products increase calcium loss from the bones

These products have stimulant effect n the body
These products encourage increase in sugar
consumption
These products are addicting

The BEST strategies to address the

nutrition problem of Filipinos related
to non communicable diseases are
the following EXCEPT?
Consider food preferences of family
Choose food wisely
Build healthy nutrition related
practices
Aim for ideal body weigh