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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What function is vitamin D?






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






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






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






5. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






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






8. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






9. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






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






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






13. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






14. When does BMR increase?






15. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






17. What are healthy sources of fats?






18. What does DASH stand for?






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






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






21. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






22. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






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






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






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






27. How many calories/gram is protein?






28. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






29. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






30. What foods have high quality protein?






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






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






33. When does BMR decrease?






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






35. Name six sources of grains






36. Sources of fats






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






38. What is normal albumin levels?






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






40. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






42. Where can you get more vitamin D?






43. What is the function of vitamin E?






44. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






46. What type of people need extra protein?






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






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






49. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






50. How much meat/beans should be eaten?