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NCLEX Nutrition

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






2. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






3. What does DASH stand for?






4. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






6. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






8. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






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






11. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






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






13. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






15. Name six sources of grains






16. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






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






18. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






19. What function is vitamin D?






20. Where can you get more vitamin D?






21. What is RDA of protein?






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






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






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






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






26. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






27. When does BMR increase?






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






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






30. When does BMR decrease?






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






32. What type of people need extra protein?






33. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






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






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






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






38. The higher the BMR a client has --






39. What foods have high quality protein?






40. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






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






43. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






44. What function is vitamin A?






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






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






47. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






48. Sources of fats






49. What is the function of vitamin C?






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