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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 function is vitamin A?






2. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






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






4. When does BMR decrease?






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






6. When does BMR increase?






7. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






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






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






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






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






12. Sources of fats






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






21. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






22. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






23. What is RDA of protein?






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






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






26. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






27. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






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






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






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






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






32. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






33. The higher the BMR a client has --






34. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






35. What function is vitamin D?






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






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






38. Fats can lead to some medical problems






39. How many calories/gram is protein?






40. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






41. What is the function of vitamin E?






42. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






43. What is the function of vitamin C?






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






45. What are healthy sources of fats?






46. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






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






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






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