N212 GERO ATI 2.0 GERONTOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSLATEST UPDATE
The nurse is teaching an older adult client who is on bed rest following development
... [Show More] of deep vein thrombosis DVT about methods to increase peristalsis. Which of the following high-fiber food choices should the nurse recommend?
A- Navy bean soup
B- canned fruit juice
C- white rice pudding
D- soy milk
Answer- A
An older adult client who is on bedrest has an increased risk for constipation due to the decreased peristalsis associated with the aging process. Increasing dietary fiber by adding foods like legumes to the diet, as well as ensuring adequate fluid intake, will promote bowel regularity.
B- The nurse should recommend canned fruit and fruit juices without pulp as a low-fiber choice, which can help decrease peristalsis.
C- The nurse should recommend white rice pudding as a low-fiber choice, which can help decrease peristalsis.
D- The nurse should recommend soy milk as a low-fiber choice, which can help decrease peristalsis.
A home health nurse is visiting an older adult client who has anemia. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend to increase the clients iron intake?
A- Greek yogurt
B- bran muffin
C- peanut butter sandwich
D- dried fruit
Answer- d
The nurse should recommend the client eat more dried fruit to increase iron in the diet. A- The nurse should recommend greek yogurt to increase the client’s intake of zinc and calcium.
B- The nurse should recommend bran muffins to increase the client’s intake of fiber.
C- The nurse should recommend a peanut butter sandwich to increase the client's intake of a complementary protein, which is when two incomplete proteins are together, making the sandwich a complete protein.
The nurse is caring for an older adult client who has a new onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following psychological changes can contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes?
A- Increased production of insulin by the pancreas
B- decrease sensitivity to be circulating insulin
C- increase rat [Show Less]