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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What is normal albumin levels?






2. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






3. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






4. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






6. When does BMR increase?






7. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. What function is vitamin A?






15. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






16. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






18. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






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






21. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






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






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






25. When does BMR decrease?






26. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






27. How many calories/gram is protein?






28. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






29. What type of people need extra protein?






30. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






31. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






32. Sources of fats






33. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






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






36. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






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






39. What is the function of vitamin C?






40. What is RDA of protein?






41. What foods have high quality protein?






42. What function is vitamin D?






43. The higher the BMR a client has --






44. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






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






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






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






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






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