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NCLEX Nutrition

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






2. Name six sources of grains






3. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






5. Fats can lead to some medical problems






6. What type of people need extra protein?






7. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






9. What is normal albumin levels?






10. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






11. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






13. What does DASH stand for?






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






15. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






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






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






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






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






20. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






22. What is RDA of protein?






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






24. What are healthy sources of fats?






25. What function is vitamin D?






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






27. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






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






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






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






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






32. When does BMR increase?






33. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






34. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






35. When does BMR decrease?






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






37. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






39. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






40. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






42. What function is vitamin A?






43. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






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






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






47. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






48. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






49. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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