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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What does DASH stand for?






2. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






4. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






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






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






8. What is normal BMI?






9. Sources of fats






10. When does BMR increase?






11. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






13. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Name six sources of grains






22. What are healthy sources of fats?






23. What foods have high quality protein?






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






25. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






27. What is RDA of protein?






28. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






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






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






31. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






33. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






35. What is the function of vitamin E?






36. What is normal albumin levels?






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






38. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






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






40. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






41. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






42. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






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






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






46. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






47. What type of people need extra protein?






48. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






50. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?