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NUR 1172 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) RASMUSSEN NUTRITION EXAM 2 | COMPLETE ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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NUR 1172 Rasmussen Nutrition Exam 21. A patient has been advised to take an iron supplement. Which of the following vitamins
increases the absorption of iron?
Answer
Vitamin C
2. A potassium intake of 4700 mg/day is recommended for all adults. Where is the majority
ofpotassium located in the body?
Answer
Intracellular fluid (within cells)
3. Beriberi is a disease that results from a deficiency of which water-soluble vitamin?
Answer
Thiamin or Vitamin B-1
4. False claims regarding certain food, supplements, or medicines can be dangerous. What is
one of the greatest dangers to individuals practicing unfounded nutritional habits?
Answer
Appropriate medical interventions may be delayed
5. In recent years there have been several reports of major food infection outbreaks. Which
bacterium causes an infection after the consumption of raw or uncooked ground beef?
Answer
E. Coli
,6. In the acute care setting a nutritional screen is required and must be completed within how
many hours following admission?
Answer
24
7. Iron plays an important role in which metabolic function?
Answer
Oxygen transport
8. Minerals are classified as major minerals and trace elements. Select the item that lists two of
the trace elements.
Answer
Iron and zinc
9. Most Americans consume more than the recommended 1500 mg of sodium. What is the
major source of sodium in the United States?
Answer
Processed foods
10. Waist circumference is used to classify overweight and obesity as well as to estimate
disease risk. What waist circumference indicates that a client is at risk for disease?`
Answer
This risk goes up with a waist size that is greater than 35 inches (88cm) for women or greater
than 40 inches (102 cm) for men.
,11. What fat soluble vitamin is associated with synthesis of blood clotting factors in the liver?
Answer
Vitamin K
12. During pregnancy it is important that there be an adequate supply of glucose to meet
maternal and fetal requirements. How many g/day of carbo- hydrate is recommended?
Answer
minimum of 175 grams' day.
13. Which of the following personal habits should be discouraged during pregnancy?
Answer
Alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs.
14. What is the primary defense to prevent contracting or spreading food borne illness?
Answer
Hand washing
15. What is considered a normal Body Mass Index (BMI)?
Answer
18.5-24.9%
16. What do nutritional and medical authorities agree is the optimal single food for an infant
during the first 6 to 7 months of life
Answer
, Breast milk
17. Hormones can influence water balance. Identify two influential hormones that affect the
balance of body water.
Answer
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) and Aldos- terone
18. The ability of the eye to adapt to changes in light depends of the light-sen- sitive pigment,
located on the rods of the retina. Normal rhodopsin cannot be formed when what vitamin is
deficient in a person?
Answer
Vitamin A
19. What federal agency is responsible for food health claims, food and drug education, false
advertising and review of food labels
Answer
FDA
20. Most individuals get required daily amount (RDA) of Vitamin D from for- tified milk and
sun exposure. What disease is making a comeback when breastfeed infants do not receive
Vitamin D supplements?
Answer
Rickets
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