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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






2. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






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






11. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






13. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






14. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






15. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






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






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






19. What is normal albumin levels?






20. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






22. What function is vitamin A?






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






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






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






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






27. What foods have high quality protein?






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






29. Name six sources of grains






30. What is the function of vitamin E?






31. Fats can lead to some medical problems






32. What type of people need extra protein?






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






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






35. What is RDA of protein?






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






37. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






38. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






40. Sources of fats






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






42. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






43. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






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






46. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






47. What are healthy sources of fats?






48. What does DASH stand for?






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






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