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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. Name six sources of grains






2. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






3. What is RDA of protein?






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






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






6. How many calories/gram is protein?






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






8. What is normal BMI?






9. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






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






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






12. What are healthy sources of fats?






13. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






15. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






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






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






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






20. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






21. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






23. What is the function of vitamin C?






24. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






25. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






26. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






28. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






29. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






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






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






34. What does DASH stand for?






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






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






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






38. What foods have high quality protein?






39. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






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






42. Sources of fats






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






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






45. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






47. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






48. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






50. What is the function of vitamin E?