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NCLEX Nutrition

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






2. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






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






5. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






6. What does DASH stand for?






7. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






8. What type of people need extra protein?






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






10. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






11. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






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






14. What function is vitamin D?






15. When does BMR decrease?






16. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






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






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






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






20. Where can you get more vitamin D?






21. Fats can lead to some medical problems






22. What foods have high quality protein?






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






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






25. Name six sources of grains






26. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






28. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






30. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






32. What is normal BMI?






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






34. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






35. Sources of fats






36. What is RDA of protein?






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






38. The higher the BMR a client has --






39. When does BMR increase?






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






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






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






43. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






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






46. What is normal albumin levels?






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






48. What function is vitamin A?






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






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