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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What type of people need extra protein?






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






9. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






11. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






12. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






13. What is normal albumin levels?






14. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






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






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






18. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






20. Sources of fats






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






22. How many calories/gram is protein?






23. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






25. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






26. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






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






28. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






30. The higher the BMR a client has --






31. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






33. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






34. What foods have high quality protein?






35. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






36. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






37. What function is vitamin A?






38. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






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






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






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






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






44. What is the function of vitamin E?






45. Name six sources of grains






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






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






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






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






50. What is normal BMI?