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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What function is vitamin D?






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






3. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






5. When does BMR decrease?






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






7. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






8. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






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






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






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






13. What is RDA of protein?






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






15. What function is vitamin A?






16. What type of people need extra protein?






17. Name six sources of grains






18. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






19. How many calories/gram is protein?






20. Sources of fats






21. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






22. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






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






25. Where can you get more vitamin D?






26. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






27. What is normal albumin levels?






28. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






29. What foods have high quality protein?






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






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






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






33. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






35. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






36. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






38. What is the function of vitamin C?






39. What is normal BMI?






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






41. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. When does BMR increase?






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






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