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NCLEX Nutrition

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






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






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






4. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






5. What function is vitamin A?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






16. Where can you get more vitamin D?






17. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






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






20. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






21. What is normal BMI?






22. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






23. What are healthy sources of fats?






24. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






26. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






27. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






30. How many calories/gram is protein?






31. What is RDA of protein?






32. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






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






35. What does DASH stand for?






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






37. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






39. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






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






41. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






43. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






44. Name six sources of grains






45. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






46. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






48. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






49. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






50. Fats can lead to some medical problems