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The nurse is educating a group of high school students regarding nutrition. How should the nurse respond when the students ask what occurs when protein mineral iron and fat combine?
- A. Body processes are regulated.
- B. Energy is provided.
- C. Tissue is built and repaired.
- D. Body function is restored.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Many nutrients are necessary to build and repair tissue, including protein, minerals, iron, and fat.
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When discussing the digestion and metabolism of fat the nurse tells the patient who has a history of cholecystitis and who is on a low-fat diet that fat must be emulsified to be digested. What is the substance necessary for emulsification?
- A. Sugar
- B. Cholesterol
- C. Bile
- D. Protein
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bile is necessary to emulsify fat.
The body uses 22 common amino acids but 9 of them must be obtained from protein in the diet. What are these proteins considered?
- A. Essential
- B. Basic
- C. Fundamental
- D. Primary
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Essential amino acids must be consumed in the diet, because the body cannot make them.
The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet. What supplement will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid a deficiency?
- A. B6
- B. B12
- C. K
- D. D
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: B12 is almost exclusively found in animal products, but it can be supplemented with fortified cereals or vitamins.
A fit young woman was at zero nitrogen balance. The nurse discovers that this patient is now pregnant with her first child. For what is this patient at risk?
- A. Embolism
- B. Anabolism
- C. Catabolism
- D. Metabolism
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: When more nitrogen is consumed than is excreted, anabolism occurs. This is also called a positive nitrogen balance.
The patient who had a gastrostomy complains to the nurse about frequent episodes of dumping syndrome. What can the nurse recommend to this patient to decrease this problem?
- A. Eat small frequent meals.
- B. Include more fiber in meals.
- C. Increase seasoning on food.
- D. Limit intake to semiliquids.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The symptoms of dumping syndrome can be reduced by consuming small frequent meals of mildly seasoned food; extra fiber is not essential.