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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What function is vitamin D?






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






3. When does BMR decrease?






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






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






6. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






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






8. What are healthy sources of fats?






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






10. What is the function of vitamin C?






11. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






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






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






14. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






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






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






17. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






18. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






19. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






20. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






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






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






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






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






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






26. Where can you get more vitamin D?






27. What type of people need extra protein?






28. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






29. What is RDA of protein?






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






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






32. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






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






34. Name six sources of grains






35. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






36. What foods have high quality protein?






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






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






39. What is normal albumin levels?






40. How many calories/gram is protein?






41. The higher the BMR a client has --






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






43. Fats can lead to some medical problems






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






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






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






47. What is the function of vitamin E?






48. Sources of fats






49. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






50. What is normal BMI?