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NCLEX Nutrition

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






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






3. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






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






6. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






7. The higher the BMR a client has --






8. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






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






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






12. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






14. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






15. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






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






18. When does BMR increase?






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






20. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






22. What does DASH stand for?






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






24. What function is vitamin D?






25. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






33. What is the function of vitamin C?






34. When does BMR decrease?






35. What is normal BMI?






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






37. What function is vitamin A?






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






39. What is normal albumin levels?






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






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






42. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






44. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






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






47. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






48. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






50. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?