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NR 228 Exam 1 Prep Questions and Answers
(100% Verified 2025 Graded A)
Which principle of health diet suggest selecting a wide range of foods as
represented by the USDA's MyPlate food plan?
a) Variety
b) Moderation
c) Adequacy
d) Energy density -Correct Answer ✔a) Variety
Of the following, the most important overall dietary modification to help reduce
risk of chronic disease is:
a) eating fewer foods that contain preservatives
b) buying mostly locally grown foods
c) eating more plant-based foods
d) eating more animal-based foods -Correct Answer ✔c) eating more plant-based
foods
A group of strategies used to increase the level of health of individuals, families,
groups and communities is known as:
a) Wellness
b) health promotion
c) tertiary prevention
d) nutritional assessment -Correct Answer ✔b) health promotion
NOTE: Scientific evidence from the nutrition evidence library shows that shifting
to a more plant-based diet is one of four significant modifications to our dietary
intake patterns that will improve the overall health of Americans. Preservatives per
se have not been associated with health status (although foods that contain
preservatives may be more highly processed and may be higher in fat, sugar, and
sodium and lower in nutrients than foods without preservatives). Buying locally
grown foods may be a good agricultural and economic practice, but does not affect
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health status. Eating more animal-based foods would be the opposite of what is
recommended.
Food descriptions on labels assist us in better understanding the products inside of
the package. Which of the following food description is false?
a) "Extra lean" contains less than 5g of fat, 2g of saturated fat, and 95mg of
cholesterol per serving.
b) "Light or lite" products contain half the calories of two thirds the fat content of
the original product.
c) "Lean" contains less than 10f of fat, 4g of saturated fat, and 95mg of cholesterol
per serving.
d) "Good source of" contains 10%-19% of daily value for specific vitamin,
mineral, or fiber in one Serving. -Correct Answer ✔b) "Light or lite" products
contain half the calories of two thirds the fat content of the original product.
Light -Contains one third fewer calories or one half the fat of the original. "Light in
sodium" means a product with one half the usual sodium.
Nutrients that DO NOT yield energy include:
a) minerals, vitamins and water
b) protein, water and vitamins
c) water, vitamins, and carbohydrates
d) minerals, vitamins, and proteins. -Correct Answer ✔a) minerals, vitamins and
water
NOTE: Energy-yielding nutrients are organic Carbs, proteins and lipids
The nutrients that provide the highest number of kcals per gram is:
a) protein
b) alcohol
c) fat
d) carbohydrate -Correct Answer ✔c) fat
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NOTE: Kcals values for carbohydrates (4gr), Protein (4gr), alcohol (7gr),
Lipids/fat (9gr)
As a nurse, you know that health promotion typically, consist of strategies use to
increase the level of the health of individuals, their families, groups, and entire
communities. Example of health promotion strategies implement by nurse often
include:
a) Knowledge, power, and community services
b) trust, government stipends, and managed care
c) knowledge, techniques, and community support
d) trust, cultural perception and knowledge -Correct Answer ✔d) trust, cultural
perception and knowledge
Water soluble and fat soluble describes the two classes of:
a) fiber
b) vitamin
c) minerals
d) carbohydrates -Correct Answer ✔b) vitamins
NOTE: Fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E K), Water soluble vitamin (B, C).
fat-soluble - absorbed like fats, 1st into the lymph and then into the blood; Usually
occur together in fats and oils; Absorbed in the same manner as lipids. water-
soluble - absorbed directly into the blood
A category of nutrients that assists other nutrients with metabolic functions
throughout the body is:
a) water
b) protein
c) vitamin
d) minerals -Correct Answer ✔Vitamins
NOTE: Vitamins indirectly assist other nutrients through the complete processes
of digestion, absorption, metabolism, and excretion. Water provides a fluid
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NR 228 Exam 1 Prep Questions and Answers
(100% Verified 2025 Graded A)
Which principle of health diet suggest selecting a wide range of foods as
represented by the USDA's MyPlate food plan?
a) Variety
b) Moderation
c) Adequacy
d) Energy density -Correct Answer ✔a) Variety
Of the following, the most important overall dietary modification to help reduce
risk of chronic disease is:
a) eating fewer foods that contain preservatives
b) buying mostly locally grown foods
c) eating more plant-based foods
d) eating more animal-based foods -Correct Answer ✔c) eating more plant-based
foods
A group of strategies used to increase the level of health of individuals, families,
groups and communities is known as:
a) Wellness
b) health promotion
c) tertiary prevention
d) nutritional assessment -Correct Answer ✔b) health promotion
NOTE: Scientific evidence from the nutrition evidence library shows that shifting
to a more plant-based diet is one of four significant modifications to our dietary
intake patterns that will improve the overall health of Americans. Preservatives per
se have not been associated with health status (although foods that contain
preservatives may be more highly processed and may be higher in fat, sugar, and
sodium and lower in nutrients than foods without preservatives). Buying locally
grown foods may be a good agricultural and economic practice, but does not affect
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health status. Eating more animal-based foods would be the opposite of what is
recommended.
Food descriptions on labels assist us in better understanding the products inside of
the package. Which of the following food description is false?
a) "Extra lean" contains less than 5g of fat, 2g of saturated fat, and 95mg of
cholesterol per serving.
b) "Light or lite" products contain half the calories of two thirds the fat content of
the original product.
c) "Lean" contains less than 10f of fat, 4g of saturated fat, and 95mg of cholesterol
per serving.
d) "Good source of" contains 10%-19% of daily value for specific vitamin,
mineral, or fiber in one Serving. -Correct Answer ✔b) "Light or lite" products
contain half the calories of two thirds the fat content of the original product.
Light -Contains one third fewer calories or one half the fat of the original. "Light in
sodium" means a product with one half the usual sodium.
Nutrients that DO NOT yield energy include:
a) minerals, vitamins and water
b) protein, water and vitamins
c) water, vitamins, and carbohydrates
d) minerals, vitamins, and proteins. -Correct Answer ✔a) minerals, vitamins and
water
NOTE: Energy-yielding nutrients are organic Carbs, proteins and lipids
The nutrients that provide the highest number of kcals per gram is:
a) protein
b) alcohol
c) fat
d) carbohydrate -Correct Answer ✔c) fat
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NOTE: Kcals values for carbohydrates (4gr), Protein (4gr), alcohol (7gr),
Lipids/fat (9gr)
As a nurse, you know that health promotion typically, consist of strategies use to
increase the level of the health of individuals, their families, groups, and entire
communities. Example of health promotion strategies implement by nurse often
include:
a) Knowledge, power, and community services
b) trust, government stipends, and managed care
c) knowledge, techniques, and community support
d) trust, cultural perception and knowledge -Correct Answer ✔d) trust, cultural
perception and knowledge
Water soluble and fat soluble describes the two classes of:
a) fiber
b) vitamin
c) minerals
d) carbohydrates -Correct Answer ✔b) vitamins
NOTE: Fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E K), Water soluble vitamin (B, C).
fat-soluble - absorbed like fats, 1st into the lymph and then into the blood; Usually
occur together in fats and oils; Absorbed in the same manner as lipids. water-
soluble - absorbed directly into the blood
A category of nutrients that assists other nutrients with metabolic functions
throughout the body is:
a) water
b) protein
c) vitamin
d) minerals -Correct Answer ✔Vitamins
NOTE: Vitamins indirectly assist other nutrients through the complete processes
of digestion, absorption, metabolism, and excretion. Water provides a fluid
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