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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 hunger in a subset of the United States population c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims d. Providing access to primary health care services 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: p. 2 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 that properly prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 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. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 3 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation 4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are a. vitamins. b. minerals. c. fiber. d. carbohydrates. ANS: D Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out necessary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation 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 building and repairing tissues within the body. ANS: D The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

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c. ImprovingssMedicaressreimbursement ssclaims
d. Providing ssaccess ssto ssprimary sshealth sscare ssservices

ANS: ssA
Healthy ssPeople ss2020 sshas ssa sswide ssinfluence ssand ssis ssthe ssfocus ssof ssthe ssnation’s ssmain ssobjective
ssto sspromote sshealth ssand ssprevent ssdisease.




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TOP: Nursing ssProcess: ss Implementation MSC: NCLEX: ss Health ss Promotion ssand ssMaintenance

2. A sspatient ssrequires ssa ssnutrition ssassessment. ssThe ssmost ssappropriate ssprofessional ssto ssperform
the ssassessment ssis ssa
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a. physician.
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c. public sshealth ssnutritionist.
d. registered ssdietitian.

ANS: ssD
The ssregistered ssdietitian ssis ssthe ssnutrition ssexpert ssregistered sswith ssthe ssCommission ssof
ssDietetic ssRegistration ss(CDR), ssthe sscertifying ssagency ssof ssAcademy ssof ssNutrition ssand

ssDietetics. ssRegistered ssdietitians ssare ssthe ssonly ssprofessionals sswho sshave ssmet ssstrict

sseducational ssand ssprofessional ssprerequisites ssand sspassed ssa ssnational ssregistration

ssexamination ssthat ssproperly ssprepares ssthem ssto ssconduct ssa ssnutrition ssassessment.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssApplication REF:ssp.ss1
ssTOP: ssNursing ssProcess: ssAssessment

MSC: NCLEX: s s Safe s s and ss Effective s s Care ss Environment: s s Management s s of s s Care

3. The sssum ssof ssall ssbody ssprocesses ssinside ssliving sscells ssthat sssustain sslife ssand sshealth ssis
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS: ssC
Metabolism ssis ssthe sssum ssof ssall sschemical sschanges ssthat sstake ssplace ssin ssthe ssbody. ssMetabolism
ssprovides ssenergy, ssbuilds sstissue, ssand ssregulates ssmetabolic ssprocesses ssin ssthe ssbody.

, DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssKnowledge REF: s s p. ss3 TOP: ssNursing ssProcess:
ssPlanning ssMSC: s s NCLEX: ssPhysiological ssIntegrity: ssPhysiological ssAdaptation




4. The ssnutrients ssthat ssprovide ssthe ssbody sswith ssits ssprimary sssource ssof ssfuel ssfor ssenergy ssare
a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.

ANS: ssD
Carbohydrates ss(e.g., ssstarches ssand sssugars) ssare ssthe ssbody’s ssprimary ssfuel ssto sscarry ssout
ssnecessary ssprocesses; ssfat ssis ssthe sssecondary sssource ssof ssenergy.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssKnowledge REF: s s p. ss4 TOP: ssNursing ssProcess:
ssPlanning ssMSC: s s NCLEX: ssPhysiological ssIntegrity: ssPhysiological ssAdaptation




5. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssthe ssmost ssaccurate ssstatement ssregarding ssthe ssfunctions ssof ssprotein?
a. Proteins sscan ssbe ssa ssprimary ssfuel sssource sseven ssif ssthere ssis ssadequate sscarbohydrate ssintake.
b. Proteins ssare ssa ssnecessary ssnutrient ssto ssprovide ssenergy ssfor ssthe ssbody ssin sstimes ssof ssstress.
c. Proteins sscan ssbe ssused ssas sscoenzyme ssfactors ssduring sscell ssmetabolism.
d. Proteins ssare ssessential ssto ssbuilding ssand ssrepairing sstissues sswithin ssthe ssbody.

ANS: ssD
The ssprimary ssfunction ssof ssproteins ssis ssto ssprovide ssamino ssacids, sswhich ssare ssthe ssbuilding
ssunits ssnecessary ssto ssbuilding ssand ssrepairing sstissues sswithin ssthe ssbody. ssThis ssis ssa ssconstant

ssprocess ssthat ssensures ssadequate ssgrowth ssand ssmaintenance ssof sstissues ssfor ssa ssstrong ssbody.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension REF:ssp.ss4
ssTOP: ssNursing ssProcess: ssAssessment

MSC: NCLEX: ssPhysiological ss Integrity: ssPhysiological ssAdaptation

6. A ss65-year-old ssman ssrequires ss2000 sskcal/day sswithout ssany ssspecific ssfat ssor sscarbohydrate
requirements. ssThe ssapproximate ssnumber ssof sskilocalories ssper ssday ssfrom ssfat ssthat sshis ssdiet
ss

ssshould ssprovide ssis kcal/day.
a. 400 ssto ss700
b. 100 ssto ss300
c. 500 ssto ss800
d. 900 ssto ss1200

ANS: ssA
Fat ssshould ssprovide ssno ssmore ssthan ss20% ssto ss35% ssof ssthe sstotal sskilocalories ssper ssday, ssso ssfor ssa
ss2000- sskcal ssdiet, ss400 ssto ss700 sskcal ssshould ssbe ssprovided.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssApplication REF: s s p. ss4 TOP: ssNursing ssProcess:
ssPlanning ssMSC: s s NCLEX: ssHealth ssPromotion ssand ssMaintenance




7. The ssbody’s ssmain ssstorage ssform ssof sscarbohydrate ssis
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.

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