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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






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






4. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






5. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






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






8. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






9. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






11. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






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






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






15. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






17. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






18. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






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






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






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






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






24. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






25. Where can you get more vitamin D?






26. What type of people need extra protein?






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






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






29. What does DASH stand for?






30. What are healthy sources of fats?






31. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






33. What function is vitamin A?






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






35. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






37. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






38. What is normal albumin levels?






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






40. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






41. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






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






44. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






45. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






46. Fats can lead to some medical problems






47. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






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






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






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