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