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NCLEX Nutrition

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






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






3. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






4. What is the function of vitamin C?






5. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






6. The higher the BMR a client has --






7. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






8. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






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






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






11. What does DASH stand for?






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






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






14. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






16. What function is vitamin A?






17. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






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






20. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






21. Sources of fats






22. What foods have high quality protein?






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






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






25. Name six sources of grains






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






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






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






29. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






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






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






33. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






35. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






37. What function is vitamin D?






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






39. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






42. What is normal albumin levels?






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






44. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






46. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






47. Fats can lead to some medical problems






48. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






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







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