How should the nurse perform a triceps skinfold assessment? a. ...

[nenivikky]

How should the nurse perform a triceps skinfold assessment?
 
  a. After pinching the skin and fat, the calipers are vertically applied to the fat fold.
  b. The skin and fat on the front of the patient's arm are gently pinched, and then the calipers are applied.
  c. After applying the calipers, the nurse waits 3 seconds before taking a reading. After repeating the procedure three times, an average is recorded.
  d. The patient is instructed to stand with his or her back to the examiner and arms folded across the chest. The skin on the forearm is pinched.

Question 2

The nurse is evaluating patients for obesity-related diseases by calculating the waist-to-hip ratios. Which one of these patients would be at increased risk?
 
  a. 29-year-old woman whose waist measures 33 inches and hips measure 36 inches
  b. 32-year-old man whose waist measures 34 inches and hips measure 36 inches
  c. 38-year-old man whose waist measures 35 inches and hips measure 38 inches
  d. 46-year-old woman whose waist measures 30 inches and hips measure 38 inches

[micaelaswann]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
While holding the skinfold, the lever of the calipers is released. The nurse waits 3 seconds and then takes a reading. This procedure should be repeated three times, and an average of the three skinfold measurements is then recorded.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The waist-to-hip ratio assesses body fat distribution as an indicator of health risk. A waist-to-hip ratio of 1.0 or greater in men or 0.8 or greater in women is indicative of android (upper body obesity) and increasing risk for obesity-related disease and early death. The 29-year-old woman has a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.92, which is greater than 0.8. The 32-year-old man has a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.94; the 38-year-old man has a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.92; the 46-year-old woman has a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.78.