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NCLEX Nutrition

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






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






3. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






4. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






6. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






8. What is the function of vitamin E?






9. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






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






13. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






14. What does DASH stand for?






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






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






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






18. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






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






21. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






22. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






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






24. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






25. Sources of fats






26. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






27. What foods have high quality protein?






28. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






29. When does BMR increase?






30. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






31. What type of people need extra protein?






32. What is normal albumin levels?






33. Name six sources of grains






34. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






35. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






36. What is normal BMI?






37. What is RDA of protein?






38. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






40. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






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






43. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






44. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






46. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






47. What function is vitamin D?






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






49. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






50. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?