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