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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






2. When does BMR increase?






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






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






5. What function is vitamin D?






6. What function is vitamin A?






7. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






9. What is normal BMI?






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






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






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






13. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






14. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






15. The higher the BMR a client has --






16. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






18. Name six sources of grains






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






20. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






22. Sources of fats






23. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






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






26. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






27. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






28. What does DASH stand for?






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






37. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






38. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






39. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






41. Fats can lead to some medical problems






42. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






44. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






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






48. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






50. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?