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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






2. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






3. What are healthy sources of fats?






4. When does BMR increase?






5. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






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






8. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






10. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






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






13. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






14. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






15. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






17. What function is vitamin A?






18. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






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






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






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






23. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






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






26. What is RDA of protein?






27. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






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






29. What foods have high quality protein?






30. Sources of fats






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






32. What function is vitamin D?






33. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






35. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






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






38. What type of people need extra protein?






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






40. When does BMR decrease?






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






42. What is normal albumin levels?






43. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






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






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






47. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






49. What is normal BMI?






50. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?