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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What foods have high quality protein?






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






3. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






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






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






7. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






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






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






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






12. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






13. The higher the BMR a client has --






14. What is normal albumin levels?






15. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






17. What is RDA of protein?






18. When does BMR increase?






19. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






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






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






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






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






25. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






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






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






29. What function is vitamin D?






30. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






32. Fats can lead to some medical problems






33. What function is vitamin A?






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






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






36. How many calories/gram is protein?






37. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






38. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






39. What is the function of vitamin E?






40. What does DASH stand for?






41. Name six sources of grains






42. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






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






46. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






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






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






50. What type of people need extra protein?