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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What function is vitamin A?






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






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






4. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






5. Name six sources of grains






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






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






8. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






9. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






10. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






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






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






14. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






16. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






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






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






20. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






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






23. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






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






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






26. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






27. What is RDA of protein?






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






29. Fats can lead to some medical problems






30. What is normal BMI?






31. What function is vitamin D?






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






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






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






35. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






37. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






39. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






41. What is the function of vitamin C?






42. Sources of fats






43. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






44. When does BMR decrease?






45. What type of people need extra protein?






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






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






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






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






50. What is normal albumin levels?







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