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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What is the function of vitamin C?






2. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






3. What function is vitamin A?






4. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






5. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






6. What function is vitamin D?






7. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






8. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






9. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






10. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






11. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






12. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






13. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






14. What type of people need extra protein?






15. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






16. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






17. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






18. Where can you get more vitamin D?






19. What is normal albumin levels?






20. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






21. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






22. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






23. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






24. Name six sources of grains






25. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






26. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






27. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






28. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






29. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






30. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






31. What foods have high quality protein?






32. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






33. The higher the BMR a client has --






34. Fats can lead to some medical problems






35. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






36. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






37. What are healthy sources of fats?






38. When does BMR increase?






39. What is normal BMI?






40. Sources of fats






41. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






42. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






43. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






44. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






45. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






46. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






47. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






48. How many calories/gram is protein?






49. What is the function of vitamin E?






50. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs