Test Bank for Williams' Basic Nutrition & Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Staci Nix McIntosh
PART 1: Introduction to Basic Principles of Nutrition Science 1. Food, Nutrition, and Health 2. Carbohydrates 3. Fats 4. Proteins 5. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism 6. Energy Balance 7. Vitamins 8. Min...
TEST BANK FOR WILLIAMS’
BASIC NUTRITION AND DIET
THERAPY 16TH EDITION BY
NIX
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,Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition and Health
NIX: WILLIAMS’ BASIC NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY 16TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a
community would assist in which of the following?
a. supporting the National Health Goals-Healthy People 2020
b. reducing world hunger in the United States and Asia
c. improving Medicare reimbursement claims
d. providing access to child care services for children
ANS: A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective to
promote health and prevent disease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 3-Feb
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the
assessment is a
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
ANS: D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic
Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Registered
dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and professional
prerequisites and passed a national registration examination, which would properly prepare them
to conduct a nutrition assessment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS: C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism provides
energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stress.
c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
d. Proteins are essential to tissue building and repair within the body.
ANS: D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building units
necessary to build and repair tissues within the body. This is a constant process that ensures
adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat his diet should provide is
kcal/day.
a. 400 to 700
b. 100 to 300
c. 500 to 800
d. 900 to 1200
ANS: A
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a 2000-kcal
diet 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 4 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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, 7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS: A
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the human body. It
is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 4 TOP: Nursing Process:
PlanningMSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrate, 3 g
protein, and 1 g fat is kcal.
a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
ANS: C
Calculate as follows: Carbohydrate provides 4 kcal/g, protein provides 4 kcal/g, and fat provides
9 kcal/g. Therefore:
30 g carbohydrate ´ 4 kcal/g = 120 kcal
3 g protein ´ 4 kcal/g = 12 kcal
1 g fat ´ 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
10. The number of kilocalories from protein in a sandwich that contains 15 g protein is
kcal.
a. 45
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