CHAPTER 12: Assessing Nutrition
1. The nurse is caring for an adult female client whose BMI is 38.7. The nurse should instruct
the client that she is at greater risk for
a. heart attack.
b. osteoporosis.
c. rheumatoid arthritis.
d. stomach cancer.
2. Waist circumference guidelines may not be accurate for adult clients who are shorter than 5
feet in height. This restriction is also a concern for which other anthropometric measurement?
a. ideal weight.
b. mid-arm circumference.
c. body mass index (BMI).
d. triceps skin-fold measurements.
3. Based only on anthropometric measurements, which set of clients listed below are at the
greatest risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease?
a. clients with a BMI of 23.
b. females with 35 inches or greater waist circumference.
c. males with 35 inches or greater waist circumference.
d. clients with a BMI of 20.
4. What is the most common measurement used to determine abdominal visceral fat?
a. waist circumference.
b. body mass index (BMI).
c. subcutaneous fat determination.
d. triceps skin-fold thickness.
5. Because BMI is calculated using only height and weight, the nurse knows that inaccurate
findings would most likely occur in a client
a. with diabetes.
b. who is 6 feet tall.
c. with osteoarthritis.
d. who is a bodybuilder.
6. The nurse documents that a 45-year-old male is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 215 pounds.
He tells the nurse that he "has a good appetite, but doesn't get much exercise because of his
busy work schedule." An appropriate NANDA nursing diagnosis for this client is
a. normal body nutrition related to healthy eating patterns and good appetite.
b. altered nutrition, more than body requirements related to intake greater than calories
expended.
c. risk for altered nutrition, more than body requirements related to lack of routine exercise.
d. obesity related to lack of exercise.
7. The nurse is preparing to measure the triceps skin-fold of an adult client. The nurse should
a. ask the client to assume a sitting position.
b. measure the triceps skin-fold in the dominant arm.
c. repeat the procedure three times and average the measurements.
d. pull the skin toward the muscle mass of the arm.
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