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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fats can lead to some medical problems






2. What type of people need extra protein?






3. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






4. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






6. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






7. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






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






10. What is the function of vitamin E?






11. What function is vitamin D?






12. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






13. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






14. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






15. When does BMR increase?






16. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






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






19. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






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






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






23. What function is vitamin A?






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






32. What foods have high quality protein?






33. What is normal BMI?






34. Name six sources of grains






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






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






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






38. What is RDA of protein?






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






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






41. What does DASH stand for?






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






43. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






44. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






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






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






48. Sources of fats






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






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






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