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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What is normal albumin levels?






2. What is RDA of protein?






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






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






5. Name six sources of grains






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






7. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






8. What function is vitamin A?






9. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






10. Where can you get more vitamin D?






11. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






12. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






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






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






16. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






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






19. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






20. What foods have high quality protein?






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






22. What type of people need extra protein?






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






24. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






26. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






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






29. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






31. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






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






34. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






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






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






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






40. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






42. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






43. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






45. What does DASH stand for?






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






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






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






49. What function is vitamin D?






50. When does BMR increase?