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NCLEX Nutrition
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nursing
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health-fitness-nutrition
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?
4 calories/gram
hemoglobin
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
2. What function is vitamin A?
protein
protein and fat
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
3. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins
apple is higher risk than a pear
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
fat soluble vitamins
trans fatty acid
4. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?
pregnant women or elderly
B and C
liver and intestinal synthesis
dark green - orange - drybeans
5. When does BMR increase?
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
4 calories/gram
liver and intestinal synthesis
hemorrhage
6. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?
liver and intestinal synthesis
starches - sugars - and cellulose
low albumin levels < 3.4
day week or month
7. Fats can lead to some medical problems
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
protein and fat
protein
8. How much more calories are needed for lactation?
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
low albumin levels < 3.4
vitamin C - citrus fruits
500 cal/day
9. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?
transferrin
dairy and fortified foods
cream cheese - cream or butter
protein and fat
10. What are healthy sources of fats?
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
11. What is normal albumin levels?
essential amino acids
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
12. What does DASH stand for?
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
dietary approach to stop hypertension
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
13. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?
milk - enriched grains
antioxidant - immune function
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
14. What is RDA of protein?
hemorrhage
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
pregnant women or elderly
15. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?
5.5 ounces/day
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
16. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
vitamin K
starches - sugars - and cellulose
essential amino acids
17. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?
one tspn salt or less
rickets - osteomalacia
fats
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
18. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
one tspn salt or less
300 cal/day increase
apple is higher risk than a pear
19. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
protein and fat
diet recall
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
20. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?
essential amino acids
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
one week period
antioxidant - immune function
21. Sources of fats
TPN total parenteral nutrition
fat soluble vitamins
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
4 calories/gram
22. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
5.5 ounces/day
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
23. Name six sources of grains
antioxidant - immune function
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
5.5 ounces/day
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
24. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?
dark green - orange - drybeans
decrease in total lymphocyte count
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
18-25
25. How much milk is to be consumed per day?
3 cups
can consume more calories without weight gain
starches - sugars - and cellulose
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
26. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?
hemoglobin
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
trans fatty acid
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
27. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?
prealbumin levels
one week period
hemorrhage
can consume more calories without weight gain
28. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily
hemorrhage
day week or month
pregnant women or elderly
dark green - orange - drybeans
29. What is the function of vitamin E?
can consume more calories without weight gain
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
antioxidant - immune function
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
30. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies
carrots and sweet potatoes
B and C
protein
18-25
31. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency
review of systems
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
vitamin K
day week or month
32. What type of people need extra protein?
fat soluble vitamins
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
one week period
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
33. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
34. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?
vitamin C - citrus fruits
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
protein
low albumin levels < 3.4
35. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value
vitamin K
6 oz. a day
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
prealbumin levels
36. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?
dietary approach to stop hypertension
2 cups
transferrin
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
37. The higher the BMR a client has --
milk - enriched grains
can consume more calories without weight gain
500 cal/day
protein and fat
38. How much sodium may be consumed per day?
one tspn salt or less
protein
rickets - osteomalacia
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
39. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
carrots and sweet potatoes
TPN total parenteral nutrition
40. Where can you get more vitamin D?
dairy and fortified foods
diet recall
cream cheese - cream or butter
fats
41. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?
low albumin levels < 3.4
essential amino acids
carrots and sweet potatoes
one week period
42. What is the function of vitamin C?
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
review of systems
cream cheese - cream or butter
atrophy or wasting of muscle
43. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy
atrophy or wasting of muscle
pregnant women or elderly
protein
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
44. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?
protein and fat
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
liver and intestinal synthesis
trans fatty acid
45. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
4 calories/gram
albumin levels
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
46. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?
transferrin
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
one week period
47. What foods have high quality protein?
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
500 cal/day
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
48. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram
fats
dark green - orange - drybeans
protein
day week or month
49. When does BMR decrease?
transferrin
fat soluble vitamins
18-25
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
50. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?
TPN total parenteral nutrition
5.5 ounces/day
low albumin levels < 3.4
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition