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NCLEX Nutrition
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nclex
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health-sciences
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nursing
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health-fitness-nutrition
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1. What are healthy sources of fats?
dairy and fortified foods
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
low albumin levels < 3.4
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
2. What foods have high quality protein?
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
carrots and sweet potatoes
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
3. What function is vitamin A?
vitamin K
essential amino acids
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
4. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?
prealbumin levels
liver and intestinal synthesis
500 cal/day
apple is higher risk than a pear
5. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this
hemoglobin
milk - enriched grains
starches - sugars - and cellulose
atrophy or wasting of muscle
6. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
transferrin
2 cups
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
7. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?
low albumin levels < 3.4
4 calories/gram
rickets - osteomalacia
albumin levels
8. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?
trans fatty acid
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
diet recall
9. What is normal BMI?
low albumin levels < 3.4
18-25
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
starches - sugars - and cellulose
10. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies
protein
one week period
carrots and sweet potatoes
pregnant women or elderly
11. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy
protein and fat
300 cal/day increase
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
hemorrhage
12. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
6 oz. a day
fat soluble vitamins
13. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?
starches - sugars - and cellulose
can consume more calories without weight gain
18-25
antioxidant - immune function
14. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?
dietary approach to stop hypertension
starches - sugars - and cellulose
vitamin C - citrus fruits
protein and fat
15. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram
decrease in total lymphocyte count
fats
protein and fat
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
16. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
day week or month
pregnant women or elderly
albumin levels
17. How much meat/beans should be eaten?
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
review of systems
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
5.5 ounces/day
18. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?
protein
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
atrophy or wasting of muscle
hemorrhage
19. How much grains are to be eaten per day?
protein
6 oz. a day
essential amino acids
TPN total parenteral nutrition
20. Sources of fats
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
hemorrhage
hemoglobin
21. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
cream cheese - cream or butter
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
TPN total parenteral nutrition
22. How many calories/gram is protein?
18-25
4 calories/gram
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
apple is higher risk than a pear
23. What is the function of vitamin C?
protein
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
B and C
18-25
24. Fats can lead to some medical problems
TPN total parenteral nutrition
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
25. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
500 cal/day
transferrin
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
26. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?
B and C
dairy and fortified foods
low albumin levels < 3.4
prealbumin levels
27. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
protein
fat soluble vitamins
TPN total parenteral nutrition
28. When does BMR increase?
antioxidant - immune function
starches - sugars - and cellulose
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
milk - enriched grains
29. Name six sources of grains
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
protein
review of systems
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
30. Where can you get more vitamin D?
liver and intestinal synthesis
dairy and fortified foods
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
transferrin
31. How much milk is to be consumed per day?
dietary approach to stop hypertension
review of systems
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
3 cups
32. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?
vitamin C - citrus fruits
transferrin
antioxidant - immune function
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
33. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
pregnant women or elderly
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
34. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?
albumin levels
TPN total parenteral nutrition
one week period
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
35. How much sodium may be consumed per day?
atrophy or wasting of muscle
starches - sugars - and cellulose
hemorrhage
one tspn salt or less
36. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?
one week period
low albumin levels < 3.4
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
37. How much more calories are needed for lactation?
protein and fat
2 cups
rickets - osteomalacia
500 cal/day
38. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?
diet recall
2.5 cups
atrophy or wasting of muscle
4 calories/gram
39. What is normal albumin levels?
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
40. What type of people need extra protein?
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
300 cal/day increase
review of systems
day week or month
41. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value
prealbumin levels
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
500 cal/day
4 calories/gram
42. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?
300 cal/day increase
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
milk - enriched grains
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
43. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease
pregnant women or elderly
5.5 ounces/day
apple is higher risk than a pear
B and C
44. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?
transferrin
TPN total parenteral nutrition
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
starches - sugars - and cellulose
45. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
review of systems
atrophy or wasting of muscle
diet recall
46. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?
milk - enriched grains
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
hemoglobin
prealbumin levels
47. What is RDA of protein?
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
18-25
48. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
essential amino acids
albumin levels
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
49. What orange vegetables are good to eat?
liver and intestinal synthesis
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
TPN total parenteral nutrition
carrots and sweet potatoes
50. What function is vitamin D?
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
2.5 cups
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
carrots and sweet potatoes
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