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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
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?
vitamin K
fat soluble vitamins
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
starches - sugars - and cellulose
2. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet
4 calories/gram
protein
essential amino acids
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
3. What are healthy sources of fats?
500 cal/day
trans fatty acid
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
albumin levels
4. What does DASH stand for?
dietary approach to stop hypertension
antioxidant - immune function
diet recall
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
5. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
300 cal/day increase
dietary approach to stop hypertension
hemoglobin
6. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
3 cups
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
300 cal/day increase
7. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies
fats
protein
4 calories/gram
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
8. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins
fat soluble vitamins
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
6 oz. a day
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
9. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?
protein and fat
trans fatty acid
day week or month
5.5 ounces/day
10. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
vitamin C - citrus fruits
can consume more calories without weight gain
one week period
11. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?
protein
prealbumin levels
diet recall
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
12. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?
4 calories/gram
one week period
low albumin levels < 3.4
2 cups
13. What is normal albumin levels?
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
rickets - osteomalacia
pregnant women or elderly
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
14. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
day week or month
atrophy or wasting of muscle
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
15. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?
vitamin K
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
16. What function is vitamin A?
antioxidant - immune function
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
fat soluble vitamins
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
17. How much grains are to be eaten per day?
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
6 oz. a day
starches - sugars - and cellulose
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
18. What is the function of vitamin E?
18-25
antioxidant - immune function
albumin levels
pregnant women or elderly
19. How much more calories are needed for lactation?
one tspn salt or less
6 oz. a day
trans fatty acid
500 cal/day
20. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?
albumin levels
dark green - orange - drybeans
low albumin levels < 3.4
vitamin C - citrus fruits
21. What is the function of vitamin C?
antioxidant - immune function
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
22. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?
cream cheese - cream or butter
TPN total parenteral nutrition
dark green - orange - drybeans
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
23. What type of people need extra protein?
carrots and sweet potatoes
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
albumin levels
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
24. How much milk is to be consumed per day?
albumin levels
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
diet recall
3 cups
25. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?
protein
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
2 cups
TPN total parenteral nutrition
26. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?
can consume more calories without weight gain
18-25
atrophy or wasting of muscle
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
27. What orange vegetables are good to eat?
pregnant women or elderly
carrots and sweet potatoes
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
28. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily
day week or month
low albumin levels < 3.4
diet recall
pregnant women or elderly
29. Where can you get more vitamin D?
low albumin levels < 3.4
500 cal/day
fats
dairy and fortified foods
30. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy
atrophy or wasting of muscle
hemoglobin
protein and fat
3 cups
31. Sources of fats
vitamin K
protein
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
6 oz. a day
32. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?
hemoglobin
TPN total parenteral nutrition
pregnant women or elderly
can consume more calories without weight gain
33. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
dark green - orange - drybeans
low albumin levels < 3.4
review of systems
34. What is normal BMI?
18-25
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
35. When does BMR increase?
protein
4 calories/gram
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
protein
36. What is RDA of protein?
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
fat soluble vitamins
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
37. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?
protein
protein
one week period
cream cheese - cream or butter
38. What function is vitamin D?
review of systems
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
4 calories/gram
39. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
rickets - osteomalacia
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
40. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
decrease in total lymphocyte count
TPN total parenteral nutrition
hemorrhage
41. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?
transferrin
B and C
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
antioxidant - immune function
42. How much sodium may be consumed per day?
one week period
apple is higher risk than a pear
one tspn salt or less
protein and fat
43. The higher the BMR a client has --
2 cups
vitamin C - citrus fruits
can consume more calories without weight gain
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
44. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
apple is higher risk than a pear
can consume more calories without weight gain
18-25
45. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs
albumin levels
dietary approach to stop hypertension
liver and intestinal synthesis
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
46. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?
6 oz. a day
milk - enriched grains
one week period
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
47. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy
protein
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
pregnant women or elderly
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
48. Fats can lead to some medical problems
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
hemoglobin
milk - enriched grains
49. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value
prealbumin levels
starches - sugars - and cellulose
carrots and sweet potatoes
trans fatty acid
50. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
cream cheese - cream or butter