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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






2. What does DASH stand for?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






12. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






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






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






16. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






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






19. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






20. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






21. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






22. What function is vitamin D?






23. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






24. Where can you get more vitamin D?






25. What are healthy sources of fats?






26. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






27. What function is vitamin A?






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






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






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






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






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






33. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






34. What foods have high quality protein?






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






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






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






38. What is normal albumin levels?






39. Sources of fats






40. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






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






43. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






44. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






45. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






46. How many calories/gram is protein?






47. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






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






50. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?