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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What foods have high quality protein?






2. What function is vitamin D?






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






4. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






5. Name six sources of grains






6. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






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






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






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






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






12. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






13. What is normal BMI?






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






15. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






16. What function is vitamin A?






17. Sources of fats






18. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






20. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






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






23. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






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






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






27. What are healthy sources of fats?






28. What is RDA of protein?






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






30. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






32. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






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






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






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






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






38. What is normal albumin levels?






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






40. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






41. What does DASH stand for?






42. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






44. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






45. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






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






47. When does BMR decrease?






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






49. The higher the BMR a client has --






50. How many calories/gram is protein?