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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






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






4. Name six sources of grains






5. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






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






7. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






8. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






9. Fats can lead to some medical problems






10. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






12. When does BMR increase?






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






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






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






16. What foods have high quality protein?






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






18. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






20. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






22. What is normal BMI?






23. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






25. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






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






28. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






29. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






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






32. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






34. What is normal albumin levels?






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






36. What is the function of vitamin C?






37. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






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






39. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






40. What function is vitamin A?






41. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






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






44. What function is vitamin D?






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






46. How many calories/gram is protein?






47. What type of people need extra protein?






48. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






50. What is RDA of protein?