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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The higher the BMR a client has --






2. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






3. What type of people need extra protein?






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






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






6. When does BMR increase?






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






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






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






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






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






12. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






13. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






14. What is normal albumin levels?






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






16. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






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






19. When does BMR decrease?






20. What function is vitamin D?






21. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






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






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






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






26. What is the function of vitamin E?






27. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






28. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






29. What foods have high quality protein?






30. Where can you get more vitamin D?






31. What is the function of vitamin C?






32. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






34. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






35. What function is vitamin A?






36. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






38. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






39. What does DASH stand for?






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






41. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






42. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






43. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






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






46. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






48. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






50. Name six sources of grains