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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






2. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






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






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






6. What is RDA of protein?






7. What type of people need extra protein?






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






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






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






11. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






12. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






13. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






14. What does DASH stand for?






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






16. What is the function of vitamin C?






17. What is normal albumin levels?






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






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






20. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






21. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






23. How many calories/gram is protein?






24. What function is vitamin D?






25. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






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






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






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






30. When does BMR increase?






31. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






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






34. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






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






36. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






37. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






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






40. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






42. What function is vitamin A?






43. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






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






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






47. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






48. When does BMR decrease?






49. What are healthy sources of fats?






50. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?