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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






3. What function is vitamin D?






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






12. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






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






15. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






16. What foods have high quality protein?






17. What function is vitamin A?






18. Where can you get more vitamin D?






19. What is RDA of protein?






20. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






21. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






22. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






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






25. What type of people need extra protein?






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






27. What is normal BMI?






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






29. The higher the BMR a client has --






30. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






31. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






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






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






35. What does DASH stand for?






36. When does BMR decrease?






37. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






38. When does BMR increase?






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






40. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






41. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






42. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






43. Sources of fats






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






45. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






47. Name six sources of grains






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






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






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