Test Bank for Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet
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Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William
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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 f
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a
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community would assist in which of the following?
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a.Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 f f f f f f f
b.Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population f f f f f f f f f
c.Improving Medicare reimbursement claims f f f
d.Providing access to primary health care services f f f f f f
ANS: A f
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective to
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promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application f f REF: p. 2 f f
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the
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fassessment is a f f
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist. f f
d. registered dietitian. f
ANS: D f
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic
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Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Registered
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dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and professional
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prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly prepares them to
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conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 1 f f f f
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.
ANS: C f
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism
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provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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, DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 3 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning f f f f f f f
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 f
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out necessary
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processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning f f f f f f f
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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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. f f f f f f f f f
d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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ANS: D f
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building units
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necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant process that
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ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 f f f f
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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frequirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet should
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fprovide is kcal/day. f
a. 400 to 700 f f
b. 100 to 300 f f
c. 500 to 800 f f
d. 900 to 1200 f f
ANS: A f
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a 2000- kcal
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diet, 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 f f f f TOP: Nursing Process: Planning f f f
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
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a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
, c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS: A f
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the human
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body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 TOP: Nursing Process: Planningf f f f f f f
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrate, 3 g
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a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
ANS: C f
Calculate as follows: Carbohydrate provides 4 kcal/g, protein provides 4 kcal/g, and fat
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provides 9 kcal/g. Therefore:
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30 g carbohydrate 4 kcal/g = 120 kcal
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3 g protein 4 kcal/g = 12 kcal
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1 g fat 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
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= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 f f f f
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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9. The number of kilocalories from fat in a sandwich that contains 22 g fat is
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a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
ANS: D f
Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 f f f f
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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10. The number of kilocalories from protein in a sandwich that contains 15 g protein is
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kcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
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Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William
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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 f
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a
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community would assist in which of the following?
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a.Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 f f f f f f f
b.Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population f f f f f f f f f
c.Improving Medicare reimbursement claims f f f
d.Providing access to primary health care services f f f f f f
ANS: A f
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective to
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promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application f f REF: p. 2 f f
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the
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fassessment is a f f
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist. f f
d. registered dietitian. f
ANS: D f
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic
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Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Registered
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dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and professional
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prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly prepares them to
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conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 1 f f f f
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.
ANS: C f
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism
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provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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, DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 3 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning f f f f f f f
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 f
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out necessary
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processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning f f f f f f f
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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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. f f f f f f f f f
d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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ANS: D f
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building units
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necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant process that
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ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 f f f f
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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frequirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet should
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fprovide is kcal/day. f
a. 400 to 700 f f
b. 100 to 300 f f
c. 500 to 800 f f
d. 900 to 1200 f f
ANS: A f
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a 2000- kcal
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diet, 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 f f f f TOP: Nursing Process: Planning f f f
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
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a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
, c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS: A f
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the human
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body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 TOP: Nursing Process: Planningf f f f f f f
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrate, 3 g
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fprotein, and 1 g fat is f f f f f kcal.
a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
ANS: C f
Calculate as follows: Carbohydrate provides 4 kcal/g, protein provides 4 kcal/g, and fat
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provides 9 kcal/g. Therefore:
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30 g carbohydrate 4 kcal/g = 120 kcal
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3 g protein 4 kcal/g = 12 kcal
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1 g fat 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
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= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 f f f f
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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9. The number of kilocalories from fat in a sandwich that contains 22 g fat is
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a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
ANS: D f
Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 f f f f
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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10. The number of kilocalories from protein in a sandwich that contains 15 g protein is
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kcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
