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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is RDA of protein?






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






3. The higher the BMR a client has --






4. Sources of fats






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






6. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






7. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






9. What is normal BMI?






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






11. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






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






23. Fats can lead to some medical problems






24. What is normal albumin levels?






25. When does BMR increase?






26. What is the function of vitamin C?






27. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






29. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






30. What does DASH stand for?






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






32. What are healthy sources of fats?






33. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






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






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






37. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






38. Name six sources of grains






39. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






41. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






42. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






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






44. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






46. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






47. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






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






50. What function is vitamin D?