TEST BANK FOR NUTRITIONAL
ESSENTIALS FOR NURSING PRACTICE
CHAP 1-8 WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The intrinsic factor in our gastrointestional system helps in absorption of what vitamin? -
ANS-vit b12
9 essential vitamins and they must be consumed from food are called - ANS-amino
acids
Which medical personnel are the most effective teachers of nutrition? - ANS-Nurses
A quick look at a few variables to identify variables of individual who are malnourished
or at risk is what kind of screening? - ANS-nutritional
The Joint Commission specifies that a nutrition screen be conducted with in how many
hours of admission? - ANS-24
When can a body go into ketosis? - ANS-Carbs low
Where does the body store glycogen? - ANS-liver and muscles
Excess glucose is converted to ____________ and stored in the liver and muscles.
When more is digested than can be used or stored it is converted into ________ and
stored as _______ tissue. - ANS-glycogen fat adipose
What form of sugar does our body convert all carbohydrates to? - ANS-glucose
Reduce the intake of calories from solid fats and added sugars.
Limit consumption of foods that contain refined grains, especially refined grain foods
that contain solid fats, added sugars and sodium. Increase vegetables and fruit intake.
Consume at least 1/2 of grains as whole grains replace refined grains with whole
grains.These are all healthy ways to do what? - ANS-increase carbs
Protein made = Protein used is what? - ANS-nitrogen balance
Pregnant women, children during growth, people recovering from an injury can all have
a ______________ nitrogen balance - ANS-positive
, A person in malnutrition or starvation can have a __________ nitrogen balance. - ANS-
negative
What two types of food are protein sparing? - ANS-carbs and fat
Grains, vegetables, fruit, legumes, seeds and nuts all are a good supply of
______________ to our bodies. - ANS-protein
Other than meat what is the best source of protein to our bodies? - ANS-legumes
Two incomplete proteins that have limiting amino acids are know as ___________
proteins, because together they form the equivalent of complete protein. eg are black
beans and rice, bean tacos, pea soup, peanut butter sandwich - ANS-complementary
What does the body use to make adipose tissue? - ANS-fat
What food source contains cholesterol? Our bodies are capable of making enough
cholesterol to meet our needs. - ANS-Liver and egg yolks
To lower the _________ intake in our bodies we can reduce saturated fats, transfat,
cholesterol and solid fats. Also eat less of lean meat and increase fish oil. - ANS-fat
Most of the fats in our diet should come from __________ fats. They are liquid form at
room temperature, a plant based diet rich in fruit, vegetables, whole grains, legumes
and nuts. - ANS-unsaturated
_______ and ______ are most important for our body to maintain electrolyte balance. -
ANS-sodium chloride and potassium
Newborns are prone to __________ deficiency because there sterile GI tracks can not
synthesize it. It may take weeks for bacteria to establish themselves in the newborns
intestine. - ANS-vit k
What vitamin helps prevent neural tube defects? - ANS-folic acid
Fortifies ready to eat breakfast cereals and calcium fortified orange juice are excellent
sources of _________. - ANS-calcium
What is the most widespread nutritional disorder in the world? - ANS-Iron
What two things help the absorption of calcium in our body? - ANS-vit D and lactose
We should eat more fruits and vegetable to add ________ to our diet. - ANS-potassium
Drinking orange juice when you eat iron fortified breakfast cereal help with the
absorption of _______ in our body - ANS-iron
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