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In evaluating a client’s nutritional needs, the nurse realizes the client will need to increase protein intake when what condition is present?

The nurse recognizes that when planning outcomes, it is more effective to approach the problems from which of the following perspectives?

A nurse providing nutritional teaching to a client has just finished discussing beta-carotene. What statement indicates the client understands the role of this nutrient in health?

After teaching a group of adolescents about nutrition, the nurse is evaluating student comments to confirm adequate learning. Which statements by the students would indicate adequate learning occurred? Select all that apply.

The nurse is preparing a client for discharge from the hospital after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following is important for the nurse to teach the client about dietary changes?

The nurse is teaching a nutrition class about Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). The nurse would correctly state that this collection includes which reference set?

The school nurse is teaching a group of school-age children about protein digestion during a nutrition class. The nurse knows that education was successful when the class identifies what location as the principal site of protein digestion?

During a nutrition class, the nurse asks one of the students to describe the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR). The student answers correctly by stating which of the following?

The nurse is conducting a workshop at a local health fair. After the presentation, the nurse recognizes that a participant understands recommendations regarding fat intake when they make what statement?

The nurse is performing an assessment of a new client who is being admitted to rule out nutritional problems. The nurse is aware that the body can break down fatty acids incompletely, resulting in an increase of ketone formation. The client asks, “What could be causing this to happen?” What situation could the nurse give as an example?