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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What type of people need extra protein?






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






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






4. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






5. When does BMR decrease?






6. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






7. What function is vitamin D?






8. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






9. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






11. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






12. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






14. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






15. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






17. What is normal albumin levels?






18. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






20. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






21. What is normal BMI?






22. What function is vitamin A?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






32. What foods have high quality protein?






33. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






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






36. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






38. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






39. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






41. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






43. What is the function of vitamin E?






44. What does DASH stand for?






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






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






47. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






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






50. When does BMR increase?