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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






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






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






4. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






5. When does BMR decrease?






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






7. Sources of fats






8. What type of people need extra protein?






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






10. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






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






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






14. What does DASH stand for?






15. Name six sources of grains






16. What are healthy sources of fats?






17. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






19. What foods have high quality protein?






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






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






28. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






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






31. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






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






34. What is normal albumin levels?






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






36. What is RDA of protein?






37. What function is vitamin D?






38. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






39. What function is vitamin A?






40. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






42. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






43. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






44. Where can you get more vitamin D?






45. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






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






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






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






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






50. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?