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TEST BANK For Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 16th
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Edition by Staci Nix||ISBN: 9780323653763,|| Chapter 1- 23||
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All Chapters Covered
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,Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
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Nix: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE c3




1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the
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c3 elderly in a community would assist in which of the following?
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a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 c3 c3 c3 c3 c3 c3 c3




b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
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c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims c3 c3 c3




d. Providing access to primary health care services c3 c3 c3 c3 c3 c3




ANS: A c3




Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective
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to promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application c3 c3 REF: p. 2 c3 c3




TOP: c 3 Nursing Process: Implementation c3 c3 MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to
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perform the assessment is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist. c3 c3




d. registered dietitian. c3




ANS: D c3




The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of
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c3 Dietetic Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and
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c3 professional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that
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c3 properly prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application c3 c3 REF: p. 1 c3 c3




c3 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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,3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
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a. science.

b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.

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Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism
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c3 provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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, DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge c3 c3 REF: p. 3 c 3 c3 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
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c3 MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
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a. vitamins.

b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.

ANS: D c3




Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out necessary
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c3 processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge c3 c3 REF: p. 4 c 3 c3 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
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5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
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a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
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b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stress.
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c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
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d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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ANS: D c3




The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building
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c3 units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant
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process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension c3 c3 REF: p. 4 c3 c3




c3 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
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c3 requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet
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should provide is kcal/day.
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