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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What type of people need extra protein?






2. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






3. Name six sources of grains






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






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






6. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






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






8. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






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






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






12. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






14. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






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






17. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






18. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






19. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






20. The higher the BMR a client has --






21. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






23. What is the function of vitamin C?






24. What function is vitamin D?






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






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






27. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






29. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






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






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






33. What is normal albumin levels?






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






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






36. Sources of fats






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






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






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






40. What does DASH stand for?






41. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






43. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






45. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






46. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






47. What is normal BMI?






48. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






50. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?