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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






2. What function is vitamin A?






3. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






5. When does BMR increase?






6. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






7. Fats can lead to some medical problems






8. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






10. What are healthy sources of fats?






11. What is normal albumin levels?






12. What does DASH stand for?






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






14. What is RDA of protein?






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






16. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






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






18. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






20. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






21. Sources of fats






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






23. Name six sources of grains






24. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






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






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






27. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






29. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






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






32. What type of people need extra protein?






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






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






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






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






37. The higher the BMR a client has --






38. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






40. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






42. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






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






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






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






47. What foods have high quality protein?






48. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






49. When does BMR decrease?






50. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?