NR 228 Exam 1 Prep exam questions with
complete solutions 2024
Which jprinciple jof jhealth jdiet jsuggest jselecting ja jwide jrange jof jfoods jas
jrepresented jby jthe jUSDA's jMyPlate jfood jplan?
a) jVariety
b) jModeration
c) jAdequacy
d) jEnergy jdensity j- jANS✓✓-a) jVariety
Of jthe jfollowing, jthe jmost jimportant joverall jdietary jmodification jto jhelp jreduce
jrisk jof jchronic jdisease jis:
a) jeating jfewer jfoods jthat jcontain jpreservatives
b) jbuying jmostly jlocally jgrown jfoods
c) jeating jmore jplant-based jfoods
d) jeating jmore janimal-based jfoods j- jANS✓✓-c) jeating jmore jplant-based jfoods
A jgroup jof jstrategies jused jto jincrease jthe jlevel jof jhealth jof jindividuals,
jfamilies, jgroups jand jcommunities jis jknown jas:
a) jWellness
b) jhealth jpromotion
c) jtertiary jprevention
d) jnutritional jassessment j- jANS✓✓-b) jhealth jpromotion
jNOTE: jScientific jevidence jfrom jthe jnutrition jevidence jlibrary jshows jthat
jshifting jto ja jmore jplant-based jdiet jis jone jof jfour jsignificant jmodifications jto
jour jdietary jintake jpatterns jthat jwill jimprove jthe joverall jhealth jof jAmericans.
jPreservatives jper jse jhave jnot jbeen jassociated jwith jhealth jstatus j(although
jfoods jthat jcontain jpreservatives jmay jbe jmore jhighly jprocessed jand jmay jbe
jhigher jin jfat, jsugar, jand jsodium jand jlower jin jnutrients jthan jfoods jwithout
jpreservatives). jBuying jlocally jgrown jfoods jmay jbe ja jgood jagricultural jand
jeconomic jpractice, jbut jdoes jnot jaffect jhealth jstatus. jEating jmore janimal-based
jfoods jwould jbe jthe jopposite jof jwhat jis jrecommended.
,Food jdescriptions jon jlabels jassist jus jin jbetter junderstanding jthe jproducts
jinside jof jthe jpackage. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jfood jdescription jis jfalse?
a) j"Extra jlean" jcontains jless jthan j5g jof jfat, j2g jof jsaturated jfat, jand j95mg jof
jcholesterol jper jserving.
b) j"Light jor jlite" jproducts jcontain jhalf jthe jcalories jof jtwo jthirds jthe jfat jcontent
jof jthe joriginal jproduct. j
c) j"Lean" jcontains jless jthan j10f jof jfat, j4g jof jsaturated jfat, jand j95mg jof
jcholesterol jper jserving.
d) j"Good jsource jof" jcontains j10%-19% jof jdaily jvalue jfor jspecific jvitamin,
jmineral, jor jfiber jin jone jServing. j- jANS✓✓-b) j"Light jor jlite" jproducts jcontain
jhalf jthe jcalories jof jtwo jthirds jthe jfat jcontent jof jthe joriginal jproduct. j
Light j-Contains jone jthird jfewer jcalories jor jone jhalf jthe jfat jof jthe joriginal.
j"Light jin jsodium" jmeans ja jproduct jwith jone jhalf jthe jusual jsodium.
Nutrients jthat jDO jNOT jyield jenergy jinclude:
a) jminerals, jvitamins jand jwater
b) jprotein, jwater jand jvitamins
c) jwater, jvitamins, jand jcarbohydrates
d) jminerals, jvitamins, jand jproteins. j- jANS✓✓-a) jminerals, jvitamins jand jwater
NOTE: jEnergy-yielding jnutrients jare jorganic jCarbs, jproteins jand jlipids
The jnutrients jthat jprovide jthe jhighest jnumber jof jkcals jper jgram jis:
a) jprotein
b) jalcohol
c) jfat
d) jcarbohydrate j- jANS✓✓-c) jfat
jNOTE: jKcals jvalues jfor jcarbohydrates j(4gr), jProtein j(4gr), jalcohol j(7gr),
jLipids/fat j(9gr)
As ja jnurse, jyou jknow jthat jhealth jpromotion jtypically, jconsist jof jstrategies juse
jto jincrease jthe jlevel jof jthe jhealth jof jindividuals, jtheir jfamilies, jgroups, jand
jentire jcommunities. jExample jof jhealth jpromotion jstrategies jimplement jby
jnurse joften jinclude:
a) jKnowledge, jpower, jand jcommunity jservices
b) jtrust, jgovernment jstipends, jand jmanaged jcare
, c) jknowledge, jtechniques, jand jcommunity jsupport
d) jtrust, jcultural jperception jand jknowledge j- jANS✓✓-d) jtrust, jcultural
jperception jand jknowledge
Water jsoluble jand jfat jsoluble jdescribes jthe jtwo jclasses jof:
a) jfiber
b) jvitamin
c) jminerals
d) jcarbohydrates j- jANS✓✓-b) jvitamins
jNOTE: jFat jsoluble jvitamins j(A, jD, jE jK), jWater jsoluble jvitamin j(B, jC).
jfat-soluble j- jabsorbed jlike jfats, j1st jinto jthe jlymph jand jthen jinto jthe jblood;
jUsually joccur jtogether jin jfats jand joils; jAbsorbed jin jthe jsame jmanner jas
jlipids. jwater-soluble j- jabsorbed jdirectly jinto jthe jblood
A jcategory jof jnutrients jthat jassists jother jnutrients jwith jmetabolic jfunctions
jthroughout jthe jbody jis:
a) jwater
b) jprotein
c) jvitamin
d) jminerals j- jANS✓✓-Vitamins
jNOTE: jVitamins jindirectly jassist jother jnutrients jthrough jthe jcomplete
jprocesses jof jdigestion, jabsorption, jmetabolism, jand jexcretion. jWater jprovides
ja jfluid jmedium jand ja jtransport jsystem jfor jbody jprocesses. jProtein jmakes jup
jmany jbody jstructures, jenzymes, jand jcomponents jof jthe jimmune jsystem.
jMinerals jserve jstructural jpurposes jand jare jfound jin jbody jfluids.
The jbest jsource jof jaction jto jprovide jadequate jamounts jof jvitamins jand
jminerals jis jto:
a) jpromote jweight jloss
b) jeat ja jvariety jof jfoods
c) jeat jat jleast jthree jmeals jper jday
d) jconsume ja jhigh-fiber, jlow-fat jdiet. j- jANS✓✓-b) jeat ja jvariety jof jfoods
jNOTE: jIncluding ja jvariety jof jfoods jincreases jthe jlikelihood jof jobtaining
jadequate jamounts jof jvitamins jand jminerals. jLoss jof jweight jwill jnot jcontribute
jto jadequate jnutrient jintake. jEating jat jleast j3 jmeals jper jday jmay jhelp jincrease
jnutrient jintake jto jsome jextent, jbut jthey jcould jstill jbe jmeals jthat jprovide ja