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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






2. Sources of fats






3. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






4. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






6. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






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






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






10. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






11. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






13. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






15. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






16. When does BMR decrease?






17. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






18. What is normal BMI?






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






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






21. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






23. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






24. What is RDA of protein?






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






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






27. Name six sources of grains






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






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






30. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






31. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






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






34. When does BMR increase?






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






36. What foods have high quality protein?






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






38. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






39. What does DASH stand for?






40. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






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






42. How many calories/gram is protein?






43. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






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






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






47. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






48. The higher the BMR a client has --






49. What function is vitamin D?






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