Author Question: A client has been working with the nurse to improve her diet and lose weight. The nurse ... (Read 85 times)

fox · **on:** Aug 2, 2018

A client has been working with the nurse to improve her diet and lose weight. The nurse congratulates the client for choosing skim milk over whole milk.

Skim milk is a better choice of beverage than whole milk because, along with the lower fat content, it has what? A) A higher carbohydrate content C) The same carbohydrate content
B) A lower carbohydrate content D) No carbohydrate content

Question 2

After gathering and analyzing anthropometric data, the nurse concludes that a client has a pear body type. What analysis led the nurse to that conclusion?

1. A waist-to-hip ratio of 1.05
2. A waist-to-hip ratio of 0.90
3. A waist-to-hip ratio of 0.85
4. A waist-to-hip ratio of 0.78

jasonq · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
One cup of milk, regardless of the fat content, provides 12 g of carbohydrates in the form of lactose.

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale: The waist-to-hip ratio is calculated by dividing the waist measurement by the hip measurement. Pear body types have a ratio at or below 0.8; apple body types have a ratio near or exceeding 1.0.