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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When does BMR decrease?






2. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






3. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






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






6. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






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






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






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






11. Name six sources of grains






12. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






14. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






16. What foods have high quality protein?






17. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






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






20. When does BMR increase?






21. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






22. What function is vitamin A?






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






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






25. Sources of fats






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






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






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






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






30. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






32. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






33. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






34. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






36. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






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






39. What type of people need extra protein?






40. What is normal albumin levels?






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






42. What is normal BMI?






43. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






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






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






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






47. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






48. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






50. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins