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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






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






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






4. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






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






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






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






9. What is the function of vitamin C?






10. Name six sources of grains






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






12. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






13. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






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






15. Sources of fats






16. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






17. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






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






20. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






21. What is normal BMI?






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






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






24. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






26. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






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






29. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






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






32. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






33. What type of people need extra protein?






34. What function is vitamin D?






35. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






37. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






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






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






41. What is normal albumin levels?






42. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






43. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






44. What function is vitamin A?






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






46. How many calories/gram is protein?






47. What is RDA of protein?






48. When does BMR increase?






49. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






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