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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






4. What is normal albumin levels?






5. What type of people need extra protein?






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






7. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






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






9. How many calories/gram is protein?






10. What is the function of vitamin E?






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






12. Where can you get more vitamin D?






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






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






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






16. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






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






18. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






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






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






21. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






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






23. What function is vitamin A?






24. When does BMR increase?






25. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






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






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






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






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






30. Sources of fats






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






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






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






34. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






35. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






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






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






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






39. What function is vitamin D?






40. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






42. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






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






44. What is the function of vitamin C?






45. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






47. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






49. What does DASH stand for?






50. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram