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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 foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






2. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






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






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






6. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






8. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






10. Name six sources of grains






11. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






13. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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






15. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






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






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






18. What function is vitamin D?






19. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






22. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






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






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






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






26. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






27. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






28. What type of people need extra protein?






29. Sources of fats






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






31. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






33. What is normal albumin levels?






34. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






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






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






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






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






40. What function is vitamin A?






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






42. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






43. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






44. The higher the BMR a client has --






45. When does BMR increase?






46. What does DASH stand for?






47. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






49. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






50. What are healthy sources of fats?